HR 7175 · 97th Congress · Taxation
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow the Secretary of Treasury to waive the interest penalty for failure to pay estimated income tax for elderly and retired persons, in certain situations.
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: See H.R.4961.(1982-09-23)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting retirees or individuals over age 65 from interest penalties with respect to any underpayment of estimated tax. Requires that such underpayment be due to reasonable cause (defined to include mistake or ignorance of the law) and not to willful neglect.…
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