26 U.S.C. § 7430 | Awarding of costs and certain fees

(a)

In general

In any administrative or court proceeding which is brought by or against the United States in connection with the determination, collection, or refund of any tax, interest, or penalty under this title, the prevailing party may be awarded a judgment or a settlement for—

(1)

reasonable administrative costs incurred in connection with such administrative proceeding within the Internal Revenue Service, and

(2)

reasonable litigation costs incurred in connection with such court proceeding.

(b)

Limitations

(1)

Requirement that administrative remedies be exhausted

A judgment for reasonable litigation costs shall not be awarded under subsection (a) in any court proceeding unless the court determines that the prevailing party has exhausted the administrative remedies available to such party within the Internal Revenue Service. Any failure to agree to an extension of the time for the assessment of any tax shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining whether the prevailing party meets the requirements of the preceding sentence.

(2)

Only costs allocable to the United States

An award under subsection (a) shall be made only for reasonable litigation and administrative costs which are allocable to the United States and not to any other party.

(3)

Costs denied where party prevailing protracts proceedings

No award for reasonable litigation and administrative costs may be made under subsection (a) with respect to any portion of the administrative or court proceeding during which the prevailing party has unreasonably protracted such proceeding.

(4)

Period for applying to IRS for administrative costs

An award may be made under subsection (a) by the Internal Revenue Service for reasonable administrative costs only if the prevailing party files an application with the Internal Revenue Service for such costs before the 91st day after the date on which the final decision of the Internal Revenue Service as to the determination of the tax, interest, or penalty is mailed to such party.

(c)

Definitions

For purposes of this section—

(1)

Reasonable litigation costs

The term “reasonable litigation costs” includes—

(A)

reasonable court costs, and

(B)

based upon prevailing market rates for the kind or quality of services furnished—

(i)

the reasonable expenses of expert witnesses in connection with a court proceeding, except that no expert witness shall be compensated at a rate in excess of the highest rate of compensation for expert witnesses paid by the United States,

(ii)

the reasonable cost of any study, analysis, engineering report, test, or project which is found by the court to be necessary for the preparation of the party’s case, and

(iii)

reasonable fees paid or incurred for the services of attorneys in connection with the court proceeding, except that such fees shall not be in excess of $125 per hour unless the court determines that a special factor, such as the limited availability of qualified attorneys for such proceeding, the difficulty of the issues presented in the case, or the local availability of tax expertise, justifies a higher rate.

In the case of any calendar year beginning after 1996, the dollar amount referred to in clause (iii) shall be increased by an amount equal to such dollar amount multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, by substituting “calendar year 1995” for “calendar year 2016” in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. If any dollar amount after being increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $10, such dollar amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.

(2)

Reasonable administrative costs

The term “reasonable administrative costs” means—

(A)

any administrative fees or similar charges imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, and

(B)

expenses, costs, and fees described in paragraph (1)(B), except that any determination made by the court under clause (ii) or (iii) thereof shall be made by the Internal Revenue Service in cases where the determination under paragraph (4)(C) of the awarding of reasonable administrative costs is made by the Internal Revenue Service.

Such term shall only include costs incurred on or after whichever of the following is the earliest: (i) the date of the receipt by the taxpayer of the notice of the decision of the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals; (ii) the date of the notice of deficiency; or (iii) the date on which the first letter of proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer an opportunity for administrative review in the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals is sent.

(3)

Attorneys’ fees

(A)

In general

For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), fees for the services of an individual (whether or not an attorney) who is authorized to practice before the Tax Court or before the Internal Revenue Service shall be treated as fees for the services of an attorney.

(B)

Pro bono services

The court may award reasonable attorneys’ fees under subsection (a) in excess of the attorneys’ fees paid or incurred if such fees are less than the reasonable attorneys’ fees because an individual is representing the prevailing party for no fee or for a fee which (taking into account all the facts and circumstances) is no more than a nominal fee. This subparagraph shall apply only if such award is paid to such individual or such individual’s employer.

(4)

Prevailing party

(A)

In general

The term “prevailing party” means any party in any proceeding to which subsection (a) applies (other than the United States or any creditor of the taxpayer involved)—

(i)

which—

(I)

has substantially prevailed with respect to the amount in controversy, or

(II)

has substantially prevailed with respect to the most significant issue or set of issues presented, and

(ii)

section 2412(d)(1)(B) of title 28October 22, 1986 which meets the requirements of the 1st sentence of , United States Code (as in effect on ) except to the extent differing procedures are established by rule of court and meets the requirements of section 2412(d)(2)(B) of such title 28 (as so in effect).

(B)

Exception if United States establishes that its position was substantially justified

(i)

General rule

A party shall not be treated as the prevailing party in a proceeding to which subsection (a) applies if the United States establishes that the position of the United States in the proceeding was substantially justified.

(ii)

Presumption of no justification if Internal Revenue Service did not follow certain published guidance

For purposes of clause (i), the position of the United States shall be presumed not to be substantially justified if the Internal Revenue Service did not follow its applicable published guidance in the administrative proceeding. Such presumption may be rebutted.

(iii)

Effect of losing on substantially similar issues

In determining for purposes of clause (i) whether the position of the United States was substantially justified, the court shall take into account whether the United States has lost in courts of appeal for other circuits on substantially similar issues.

(iv)

Applicable published guidance

For purposes of clause (ii), the term “applicable published guidance” means—

(I)

regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, information releases, notices, and announcements, and

(II)

any of the following which are issued to the taxpayer: private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda, and determination letters.

(C)

Determination as to prevailing party

Any determination under this paragraph as to whether a party is a prevailing party shall be made by agreement of the parties or—

(i)

in the case where the final determination with respect to the tax, interest, or penalty is made at the administrative level, by the Internal Revenue Service, or

(ii)

in the case where such final determination is made by a court, the court.

(D)

Special rules for applying net worth requirement

section 2412(d)(2)(B) of title 28In applying the requirements of , United States Code, for purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii) of this paragraph—

(i)

the net worth limitation in clause (i) of such section shall apply to—

(I)

an estate but shall be determined as of the date of the decedent’s death, and

(II)

a trust but shall be determined as of the last day of the taxable year involved in the proceeding, and

(ii)

individuals filing a joint return shall be treated as separate individuals for purposes of clause (i) of such section.

(E)

Special rules where judgment less than taxpayer’s offer

(i)

In general

A party to a court proceeding meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be treated as the prevailing party if the liability of the taxpayer pursuant to the judgment in the proceeding (determined without regard to interest) is equal to or less than the liability of the taxpayer which would have been so determined if the United States had accepted a qualified offer of the party under subsection (g).

(ii)

Exceptions

This subparagraph shall not apply to—

(I)

any judgment issued pursuant to a settlement; or

(II)

any proceeding in which the amount of tax liability is not in issue, including any declaratory judgment proceeding, any proceeding to enforce or quash any summons issued pursuant to this title, and any action to restrain disclosure under section 6110(f).

(iii)

Special rules

If this subparagraph applies to any court proceeding—

(I)

the determination under clause (i) shall be made by reference to the last qualified offer made with respect to the tax liability at issue in the proceeding; and

(II)

reasonable administrative and litigation costs shall only include costs incurred on and after the date of such offer.

(iv)

Coordination

This subparagraph shall not apply to a party which is a prevailing party under any other provision of this paragraph.

(5)

Administrative proceedings

The term “administrative proceeding” means any procedure or other action before the Internal Revenue Service.

(6)

Court proceedings

The term “court proceeding” means any civil action brought in a court of the United States (including the Tax Court and the United States Court of Federal Claims).

(7)

Position of United States

The term “position of the United States” means—

(A)

the position taken by the United States in a judicial proceeding to which subsection (a) applies, and

(B)

the position taken in an administrative proceeding to which subsection (a) applies as of the earlier of—

(i)

the date of the receipt by the taxpayer of the notice of the decision of the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals, or

(ii)

the date of the notice of deficiency.

(d)

Special rules for payment of costs

(1)

Reasonable administrative costs

section 1304 of title 31An award for reasonable administrative costs shall be payable out of funds appropriated under , United States Code.

(2)

Reasonable litigation costs

An award for reasonable litigation costs shall be payable in the case of the Tax Court in the same manner as such an award by a district court.

(e)

Multiple actions

For purposes of this section, in the case of—

(1)

multiple actions which could have been joined or consolidated, or

(2)

a case or cases involving a return or returns of the same taxpayer (including joint returns of married individuals) which could have been joined in a single court proceeding in the same court,

such actions or cases shall be treated as 1 court proceeding regardless of whether such joinder or consolidation actually occurs, unless the court in which such action is brought determines, in its discretion, that it would be inappropriate to treat such actions or cases as joined or consolidated.

(f)

Right of appeal

(1)

Court proceedings

An order granting or denying (in whole or in part) an award for reasonable litigation or administrative costs under subsection (a) in a court proceeding, may be incorporated as a part of the decision or judgment in the court proceeding and shall be subject to appeal in the same manner as the decision or judgment.

(2)

Administrative proceedings

A decision granting or denying (in whole or in part) an award for reasonable administrative costs under subsection (a) by the Internal Revenue Service shall be subject to the filing of a petition for review with the Tax Court under rules similar to the rules under section 7463 (without regard to the amount in dispute). If the Secretary sends by certified or registered mail a notice of such decision to the petitioner, no proceeding in the Tax Court may be initiated under this paragraph unless such petition is filed before the 91st day after the date of such mailing.

(3)

Appeal of Tax Court decision

An order of the Tax Court disposing of a petition under paragraph (2) shall be reviewable in the same manner as a decision of the Tax Court, but only with respect to the matters determined in such order.

(g)

Qualified offer

For purposes of subsection (c)(4)—

(1)

In general

The term “qualified offer” means a written offer which—

(A)

is made by the taxpayer to the United States during the qualified offer period;

(B)

specifies the offered amount of the taxpayer’s liability (determined without regard to interest);

(C)

is designated at the time it is made as a qualified offer for purposes of this section; and

(D)

remains open during the period beginning on the date it is made and ending on the earliest of the date the offer is rejected, the date the trial begins, or the 90th day after the date the offer is made.

(2)

Qualified offer period

For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified offer period” means the period—

(A)

beginning on the date on which the first letter of proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer an opportunity for administrative review in the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals is sent, and

(B)

ending on the date which is 30 days before the date the case is first set for trial.

Pub. L. 97–248, title II, § 292(a)Sept. 3, 198296 Stat. 572 Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title VII, § 714(c)July 18, 198498 Stat. 961 Pub. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1551(a)Oct. 22, 1986100 Stat. 2752 Pub. L. 100–647, title I, § 1015(i)Nov. 10, 1988102 Stat. 3571 Pub. L. 104–168, title VIIJuly 30, 1996110 Stat. 1463 Pub. L. 105–34, title XII, § 1285(a)Aug. 5, 1997111 Stat. 1038 Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3101(a)July 22, 1998112 Stat. 727 Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title III, § 319(25)]Dec. 21, 2000114 Stat. 2763 Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 11002(d)(1)(SS)Dec. 22, 2017131 Stat. 2061 Pub. L. 115–141, div. U, title IV, § 401(a)(325)(A)Mar. 23, 2018132 Stat. 1199 Pub. L. 116–25, title I, § 1001(b)(1)(H)July 1, 2019133 Stat. 985 (Added , , ; amended , , ; –(g), , , 2753; , title VI, § 6239(a), , , 3743; , §§ 701(a)–(c)(2), 702(a), 703(a), 704(a), , , 1464; –(c), title XIV, § 1453(a), , , 1055; –(e), title VI, §§ 6012(h), 6014(e), , , 728, 819, 820; , , , 2763A–647; , , ; , , ; , (2), , .)

Inflation Adjusted Items for Certain Years

section 1 of this titleFor inflation adjustment of certain items in this section, see Revenue Procedures listed in a table under .

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 7437 of this titleA prior section 7430 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–252019— substituted “Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals” for “Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 115–1412018—Subsec. (c)(6). substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.

Pub. L. 115–972017—Subsec. (c)(1). substituted “for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii)” for “for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B)” in concluding provisions.

Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title III, § 319(25)(A)]2000—Subsec. (c)(3). , substituted “Attorneys’ ” for “Attorneys” in heading.

Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title III, § 319(25)(B)]Subsec. (c)(3)(B). , substituted “attorneys’ fees” for “attorneys fees” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 105–206, § 6012(h)1998—Subsec. (b)(4), (5). , redesignated par. (5) as (4).

Pub. L. 105–206, § 3101(a)Subsec. (c)(1)(B)(iii). , substituted “$125” for “$110” and inserted “the difficulty of the issues presented in the case, or the local availability of tax expertise,” before “justifies a higher rate”.

Pub. L. 105–206, § 3101(b)Subsec. (c)(2). , added concluding provisions and struck out former concluding provisions which read as follows: “Such term shall only include costs incurred on or after the earlier of (i) the date of the receipt by the taxpayer of the notice of the decision of the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals, or (ii) the date of the notice of deficiency.”

Pub. L. 105–206, § 3101(c)Subsec. (c)(3). , substituted “attorneys” for “attorney’s” in heading and amended text of par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), fees for the services of an individual (whether or not an attorney) who is authorized to practice before the Tax Court or before the Internal Revenue Service shall be treated as fees for the services of an attorney.”

Pub. L. 105–206, § 3101(d)Subsec. (c)(4)(B)(iii), (iv). , added cl. (iii) and redesignated former cl. (iii) as (iv).

Pub. L. 105–206, § 6014(e)Subsec. (c)(4)(D). , substituted “subparagraph (A)(ii)” for “subparagraph (A)(iii)” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 105–206, § 3101(e)(1)Subsec. (c)(4)(E). , added subpar. (E).

Pub. L. 105–206, § 3101(e)(2)Subsec. (g). , added subsec. (g).

Pub. L. 105–34, § 1285(b)1997—Subsec. (b)(5). , added par. (5).

Pub. L. 105–34, § 1453(a)Subsec. (c)(4)(D). , added subpar. (D).

Pub. L. 105–34, § 1285(c)Subsec. (f)(2). , substituted “the filing of a petition for review with” for “appeal to” and inserted at end “If the Secretary sends by certified or registered mail a notice of such decision to the petitioner, no proceeding in the Tax Court may be initiated under this paragraph unless such petition is filed before the 91st day after the date of such mailing.”

Pub. L. 105–34, § 1285(a)Subsec. (f)(3). , added par. (3).

Pub. L. 104–168, § 703(a)1996—Subsec. (b)(1). , inserted at end “Any failure to agree to an extension of the time for the assessment of any tax shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining whether the prevailing party meets the requirements of the preceding sentence.”

Pub. L. 104–168, § 704(a)Subsec. (b)(3), (4). , redesignated par. (4) as (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows:

Exclusion of declaratory judgment proceedings.—“(3)

In general“(A) .—No award for reasonable litigation costs may be made under subsection (a) with respect to any declaratory judgment proceeding.

Exception for section 501()(3) determination revocation proceedings“(B) c.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any proceeding which involves the revocation of a determination that the organization is described in section 501(c)(3).”

Pub. L. 104–168, § 702(a)(3)Subsec. (c)(1). , inserted closing provisions “In the case of any calendar year beginning after 1996, the dollar amount referred to in clause (iii) shall be increased by an amount equal to such dollar amount multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, by substituting ‘calendar year 1995’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. If any dollar amount after being increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $10, such dollar amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.”

Pub. L. 104–168, § 702(a)(1)Subsec. (c)(1)(B)(iii). , (2), substituted “$110” for “$75” and struck out “an increase in the cost of living or” before “a special factor,”.

Pub. L. 104–168, § 701(c)(1)Subsec. (c)(2)(B). , substituted “paragraph (4)(C)” for “paragraph (4)(B)”.

Pub. L. 104–168, § 701(a)Subsec. (c)(4)(A). , redesignated cls. (ii) and (iii) as (i) and (ii), respectively, and struck out former cl. (i) which read as follows: “which establishes that the position of the United States in the proceeding was not substantially justified,”.

Pub. L. 104–168, § 701(b)Subsec. (c)(4)(B). , added subpar. (B). Former subpar. (B) redesignated (C).

Pub. L. 104–168, § 701(c)(2)Subsec. (c)(4)(C). , substituted “Any determination under this paragraph” for “Any determination under subparagraph (A)”.

Pub. L. 104–168, § 701(b), redesignated subpar. (B) as (C).

Pub. L. 100–647, § 6239(a)1988—, substituted “costs” for “court costs” in section catchline and amended text generally, revising and restating provisions so as to include costs and fees in administrative proceedings.

Pub. L. 100–647, § 1015(i)section 504(b)(1)(B) of title 5Subsec. (c)(2)(A)(iii). , amended cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: “meets the requirements of , United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and applied by taking into account the commencement of the proceeding described in subsection (a) in lieu of the initiation of the adjudication referred to in such section).”

Pub. L. 99–514, § 1551(f)1986—Subsec. (a). , inserted “(payable in the case of the Tax Court in the same manner as such an award by a district court)” in concluding provisions.

Pub. L. 99–514, § 1551(a)Subsec. (b). , (b), redesignated pars. (2) to (4) as (1) to (3), respectively, added par. (4), and struck out former par. (1), maximum dollar amount, which read as follows: “The amount of reasonable litigation costs which may be awarded under subsection (a) with respect to any prevailing party in any civil proceeding shall not exceed $25,000.”

Pub. L. 99–514, § 1551(c)Subsec. (c)(1)(A). , amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “The term ‘reasonable litigation costs’ includes—

“(i) reasonable court costs,

“(ii) the reasonable expenses of expert witnesses in connection with the civil proceeding,

“(iii) the reasonable cost of any study, analysis, engineering report, test, or project which is found by the court to be necessary for the preparation of the party’s case, and

“(iv) reasonable fees paid or incurred for the services of attorneys in connection with the civil proceeding.”

Pub. L. 99–514, § 1551(d)Subsec. (c)(2)(A). , substituted “was not substantially justified” for “was unreasonable” in cl. (i), and added cl. (iii).

Pub. L. 99–514, § 1551(e)Subsec. (c)(4). , added par. (4).

Pub. L. 99–514, § 1551(g)December 31, 1985Subsec. (f). , struck out subsec. (f), termination, which read as follows: “This section shall not apply to any proceeding commenced after .”

Pub. L. 98–3691984—Subsec. (a)(2). inserted reference to United States Claims Court.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2017 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–97Dec. 31, 2017section 11002(e) of Pub. L. 115–97 section 1 of this titleAmendment by applicable to taxable years beginning after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3101(g)July 22, 1998112 Stat. 729

section 7431 of this titleJuly 22, 1998“The amendments made by this section [amending this section and ] shall apply to costs incurred (and, in the case of the amendment made by subsection (c) [amending this section], services performed) more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that:

Pub. L. 105–206 Pub. L. 105–34 section 6024 of Pub. L. 105–206 section 1 of this titleAmendment by sections 6012(h) and 6014(e) of effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, , to which such amendment relates, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–34, title XII, § 1285(d)Aug. 5, 1997111 Stat. 1039

Aug. 5, 1997“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to civil actions or proceedings commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that:

Pub. L. 105–34, title XIV, § 1453(b)Aug. 5, 1997111 Stat. 1055

Aug. 5, 1997“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to proceedings commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–168July 30, 1996section 701(d) of Pub. L. 104–168 section 6404 of this titleAmendment by section 701(a)–(c)(2) of applicable in case of proceedings commenced after , see , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 104–168, title VII, § 702(b)July 30, 1996110 Stat. 1464

July 30, 1996“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply in the case of proceedings commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that:

Pub. L. 104–168, title VII, § 703(b)July 30, 1996110 Stat. 1464

July 30, 1996“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply in the case of proceedings commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that:

Pub. L. 104–168, title VII, § 704(b)July 30, 1996110 Stat. 1464

July 30, 1996“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply in the case of proceedings commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

section 1015(i) of Pub. L. 100–647 Pub. L. 99–514 section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100–647 section 1 of this titleAmendment by effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, , to which such amendment relates, see , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 100–647, title VI, § 6239(d)Nov. 10, 1988102 Stat. 3746

section 504 of Title 5Nov. 10, 1988“The amendments made by this section [amending this section and , Government Organization and Employees] shall apply to proceedings commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1551(h)Oct. 22, 1986100 Stat. 2753

“(1)

General rule .—

September 30, 1986December 31, 1985Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to amounts paid after , in civil actions or proceedings, commenced after .

“(2)

Subsection (f).—

The amendment made by subsection (f) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 292 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 [see Effective Date note below].

“(3)

Applicability of amendments to certain prior cases .—

December 31, 1985Oct. 22, 1986section 2412(d)(1)(B) of title 28Oct. 22, 1986The amendments made by this section shall apply to any case commenced after , and finally disposed of before the date of the enactment of this Act [], except that in any such case, the 30-day period referred to in , United States Code, or Rule 231 of the Tax Court, as the case may be, shall be deemed to commence on the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–369 Pub. L. 97–248 section 715 of Pub. L. 98–369 section 31 of this titleAmendment by effective as if included in the provision of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, , to which such amendment relates, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

Pub. L. 97–248, title II, § 292(e)Sept. 3, 198296 Stat. 574 Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title I, § 160July 18, 198498 Stat. 696

“(1)

In general .—

section 6673 of this title section 2412 of Title 28February 28, 1983The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending and , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] shall apply to civil actions or proceedings commenced after .

“(2)

Penalty .—

section 6673 of this titleThe amendments made by subsections (b) and (d)(2) [amending ] shall apply to any action or proceeding in the United States Tax Court which—

“(A)

December 31, 1982 is commenced after , or

“(B)

July 18, 1984 is pending in the United States Tax Court on the day which is 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 [].”

, , , as amended by , , , provided that: