US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

26 U.S.C. § 6871

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

(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.

(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—
(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—
(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.

Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 68A Stat. 838 Pub. L. 85–866, title I, § 8872 Stat. 1665 Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX90 Stat. 1834 Pub. L. 96–589, § 6(g)(1)94 Stat. 3409 Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, § 7841(d)(2)103 Stat. 2428 (, ; , , ; , §§ 1906(b)(13)(A), (c)(1), , , 1835; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–2391989— substituted “or 44” for “44, or 45” in subsecs. (a), (b), and (c).

Pub. L. 96–5891980—Subsec. (a). 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.

Pub. L. 96–589Subsecs. (b), (c). 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.

Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(A)1976—Subsec. (a). , struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.

Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(c)(1), struck out “or Territory” after “any State”.

Pub. L. 85–866, § 88(a)1958—Subsec. (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”.

Pub. L. 85–866, § 88(b)Subsec. (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”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–589section 7(e) of Pub. L. 96–589section 108 of this titleAmendment by effective , but not applicable to proceedings under Title 11, Bankruptcy, commenced before , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Pub. L. 94–455section 1906(d)(1) of Pub. L. 94–455section 6013 of this titleAmendment by effective on first day of first month which begins more than ninety days after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1958 Amendment

Pub. L. 85–866section 1(c)(2) of Pub. L. 85–866section 165 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .