§ 6685 Assessable penalty with respect to public inspection requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations

OLRC 119-134 · eCFR 2026-10-19 · 1 regs · 4 amending Acts

Enacted 1969 · Pub. L. 91-172 Amended · 4 Acts

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    § 6685 Assessable penalty with respect to public inspection requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations
    § 301.6685-1 Assessable penalties with respect to private foundations' failure to comply with section 6104(d).
    Amended 1980, 1987, 1996, 1998
    • 1998 Pub. L. 105-277 Pub. L. 105–277 struck out “or (e)” after “subsection (d)”.
    • 1996 Pub. L. 104-168 Pub. L. 104–168 substituted “$5,000” for “$1,000”.
    • 1987 Pub. L. 100-203 Pub. L. 100–203 substituted current section catchline for “Assessable penalties with respect to private foundation annual returns” and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In addition to the penalty imposed by section 7207 (relating to fraudulent returns, statements, or other documents), any person who is required to comply with the requirements of section 6104(d) (relating to private foundations’ annual returns) and who fails to so comply with respect to any return, if such failure is willful, shall pay a penalty of $1,000 with respect to each such return.”
    • 1980 Pub. L. 96-603 Pub. L. 96–603 substituted in section catchline “returns” for “reports”, and in text “required to comply” for “required to file the report and the notice required under section 6056 (relating to annual reports by private foundations) or to comply”, “(relating to private foundations’ annual returns) and who fails to so comply with respect to any return” for “(relating to public inspection of private foundations’ annual reports) and who fails so to file or comply”, and “each such return” for “each such report or notice”.

    In addition to the penalty imposed by section 7207 (relating to fraudulent returns, statements, or other documents), any person who is required to comply with the requirements of subsection (d) of section 6104 and who fails to so comply with respect to any return or application, if such failure is willful, shall pay a penalty of $5,000 with respect to each such return or application.