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26 U.S.C. 7408: Actions to enjoin specified conduct related to tax shelters and reportable transactions

Created in 1982 by Public Law 97-248. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–357, §820(b)(1), amended section catchline generally, substituting "Actions to enjoin specified conduct related to tax shelters and reportable transactions" for "Action to enjoin promoters of abusive tax shelters, etc." (American Jobs Creation Act of 2004) Law text
    • Pub. L. 108–357, §820(a), added subsecs. (a) to (c), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d), and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b), which authorized a civil action to enjoin any person from further engaging in conduct subject to penalty under section 6700 or 6701 of this t… (American Jobs Creation Act of 2004) Law text · (a), (b), (c), (d)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–369, §143(b)(1), (2), inserted "or section 6701 (relating to penalties for aiding and abetting understatement of tax liability)" and inserted reference to section 6701 at end of second sentence. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–369, §143(b)(1), (3), inserted "or section 6701 (relating to penalties for aiding and abetting understatement of tax liability)," in par. (1) and inserted reference to section 6701 at end. · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.