§ 6871 Claims for income, estate, gift, and certain excise taxes in receivership proceedings, etc.

OLRC 119-134 · eCFR 2026-10-19 · 3 regs · 4 amending Acts

Enacted 1954 · Act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 Amended · 4 Acts · From 1939 Code § 274 · § 1015(a)

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    § 6871 Claims for income, estate, gift, and certain excise taxes in receivership proceedings, etc.
    Amended 1989
    • 1989 Pub. L. 101-239 Pub. L. 101–239 substituted “or 44” for “44, or 45” in subsecs. (a), (b), and (c).

    Cases: In re Resyn Corp., 851 F.2d 660 (3rd Cir. 1988); Dolan v. Commissioner, 44 T.C. 420 (1965); Graham v. Commissioner, 75 T.C. 389 (1980)

    (a) Immediate assessment in receivership proceedings On the appointment of a receiver for the taxpayer in any receivership proceeding before any court of the United States or of any State or of the District of Columbia, any deficiency (together with all interest, additional amounts, and additions to the tax provided by law) determined by the Secretary in respect of a tax imposed by subtitle A or B or by chapter 41, 42, 43, or 44 on such taxpayer may, despite the restrictions imposed by section 6213(a) on assessments, be immediately assessed if such deficiency has not theretofore been assessed in accordance with law.

    § 301.6871(a)-1 Immediate assessment of claims for income, estate, and gift taxes in bankruptcy and receivership proceedings.§ 301.6871(a)-2 Collection of assessed taxes in bankruptcy and receivership proceedings.
    Amended 1958, 1976, 1980
    • 1980 Pub. L. 96-589 Pub. L. 96–589 amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting reference to appointment of a receiver for the taxpayer in any receivership proceedings, for reference to adjudication of bankruptcy of a taxpayer in a liquidating proceeding, the filing or the approval of a petition of or the approval of a petition against any taxpayer in any other bankruptcy proceeding, or the appointment of a receiver for any taxpayer in any receivership proceeding, and inserted reference to chapters 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45.
    • 1976 Pub. L. 94-455 Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(A), struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.
    • 1976 Pub. L. 94-455 Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(c)(1), struck out “or Territory” after “any State”.
    • 1958 Pub. L. 85-866 Pub. L. 85–866, § 88(a), substituted “the filing or (where approval is required by the Bankruptcy Act) the approval of a petition of, or the approval of a petition against, any taxpayer” for “the approval of a petition of, or against, any taxpayer”.
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      (b) Immediate assessment with respect to certain title 11 cases Any deficiency (together with all interest, additional amounts, and additions to the tax provided by law) determined by the Secretary in respect of a tax imposed by subtitle A or B or by chapter 41, 42, 43, or 44 on—

      § 301.6871(b)-1 Claims for income, estate, and gift taxes in proceedings under the Bankruptcy Act and receivership proceedings; claim filed despite pendency of Tax Court proceedings.
      Amended 1958, 1980
      • 1980 Pub. L. 96-589 Pub. L. 96–589 added subsec. (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c), inserted reference to chapters 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45, and struck out reference to bankruptcy proceedings.
      • 1958 Pub. L. 85-866 Pub. L. 85–866, § 88(b), substituted “the filing or (where approval is required by the Bankruptcy Act) the approval of a petition of, or the approval of a petition against, any taxpayer” for “approval of the petition”.
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        (1) the debtor’s estate in a case under title 11 of the United States Code, or

        (2) the debtor, but only if liability for such tax has become res judicata pursuant to a determination in a case under title 11 of the United States Code,

        may, despite the restrictions imposed by section 6213(a) on assessments, be immediately assessed if such deficiency has not theretofore been assessed in accordance with law.

        (c) Claim filed despite pendency of tax court proceedings In the case of a tax imposed by subtitle A or B or by chapter 41, 42, 43, or 44—

        Amended 1980
        • 1980 Pub. L. 96-589 Pub. L. 96–589 added subsec. (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c), inserted reference to chapters 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45, and struck out reference to bankruptcy proceedings.

        (1) claims for the deficiency and for interest, additional amounts, and additions to the tax may be presented, for adjudication in accordance with law, to the court before which the receivership proceeding (or the case under title 11 of the United States Code) is pending, despite the pendency of proceedings for the redetermination of the deficiency pursuant to a petition to the Tax Court; but

        (2) in the case of a receivership proceeding, no petition for any such redetermination shall be filed with the Tax Court after the appointment of the receiver.