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Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code

Chapter 67 — Interest

§ 6622. Interest compounded daily

Statutory text

(a)

General rule

In computing the amount of any interest required to be paid under this title or sections 1961(c)(1) or 2411 of title 28, United States Code, by the Secretary or by the taxpayer, or any other amount determined by reference to such amount of interest, such interest and such amount shall be compounded daily.

(b)

Exception for penalty for failure to file estimated tax

Subsection (a) shall not apply for purposes of computing the amount of any addition to tax under section 6654 or 6655.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 97–248 title III § 344(a) · 96 Stat. 324

    Enacted · 26 U.S.C. § 6622

    (Added Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 344(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 635.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 344(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 635.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Subchapter C of chapter 67 (relating to determination of rate of interest) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “SEC. 6622. INTEREST COMPOUNDED DAILY. “(a) General Rule.— In computing the amount of any interest required to be paid under this title or sections 1961(c)(1) or 2411 of title 28, United States Code, by the Secretary or by the taxpayer, or any other amount determined by reference to such amount of interest, such interest and such amount shall be compounded daily. “(b) Exception for Penalty for Failure to File Estimated Tax.— Subsection (a) shall not apply for purposes of computing the amount of any addition to tax under section 6654 or 6655.”

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 344(c), , 96 Stat. 636, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 6601 of this title] shall apply to interest accruing after .”

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 344(a), , 96 Stat. 635.)

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