US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

26 U.S.C. § 7512

Separate accounting for certain collected taxes, etc.

(a)

General rule

Whenever any person who is required to collect, account for, and pay over any tax imposed by subtitle C or chapter 33—
(1)
at the time and in the manner prescribed by law or regulations (A) fails to collect, truthfully account for, or pay over such tax, or (B) fails to make deposits, payments, or returns of such tax, and
(2)
is notified, by notice delivered in hand to such person, of any such failure,
then all the requirements of subsection (b) shall be complied with. In the case of a corporation, partnership, or trust, notice delivered in hand to an officer, partner, or trustee, shall, for purposes of this section, be deemed to be notice delivered in hand to such corporation, partnership, or trust and to all officers, partners, trustees, and employees thereof.
(b)

Requirements

Any person who is required to collect, account for, and pay over any tax imposed by subtitle C or chapter 33, if notice has been delivered to such person in accordance with subsection (a), shall collect the taxes imposed by subtitle C or chapter 33 which become collectible after delivery of such notice, shall (not later than the end of the second banking day after any amount of such taxes is collected) deposit such amount in a separate account in a bank (as defined in section 581), and shall keep the amount of such taxes in such account until payment over to the United States. Any such account shall be designated as a special fund in trust for the United States, payable to the United States by such person as trustee.

(c)

Relief from further compliance with subsection (b)

Whenever the Secretary is satisfied, with respect to any notification made under subsection (a), that all requirements of law and regulations with respect to the taxes imposed by subtitle C or chapter 33, as the case may be, will henceforth be complied with, he may cancel such notification. Such cancellation shall take effect at such time as is specified in the notice of such cancellation.

Pub. L. 85–321, § 172 Stat. 5Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A)90 Stat. 1834Pub. L. 96–223, title I, § 101(c)(3)94 Stat. 251Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1941(b)(2)(O)102 Stat. 1324(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–418, § 1941(b)(2)(O)(i)1988—Subsec. (a). , substituted “or chapter 33” for “, by chapter 33, or by section 4986” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 100–418, § 1941(b)(2)(O)(i)Subsec. (b). , (ii), substituted “or chapter 33” for “, by chapter 33, or by section 4986” and “or chapter 33” for “, chapter 33, or section 4986”.

Pub. L. 100–418, § 1941(b)(2)(O)(ii)Subsec. (c). , substituted “or chapter 33” for “, chapter 33, or section 4986”.

Pub. L. 96–2231980—Subsecs. (a) to (c). inserted references to tax imposed by section 4986.

Pub. L. 94–4551976— struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–418section 1941(c) of Pub. L. 100–418section 164 of this titleAmendment by applicable to crude oil removed from the premises on or after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–223section 101(i) of Pub. L. 96–223section 6161 of this titleAmendment by applicable to periods after , see , set out as a note under .

Notification of Failure To Collect, Account for, and Pay Over Taxes

Pub. L. 85–321, § 472 Stat. 6Pub. L. 99–514, § 2100 Stat. 2095

“Notification may be made under section 7512(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] (as added by the first section of this Act)—
“(1)
in the case of taxes imposed by subtitle C of such Code, only with respect to pay periods beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act []; and
“(2)
in the case of taxes imposed by chapter 33 of such Code, only with respect to taxes so imposed after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that: