26 U.S.C. § 5551 — General provisions relating to bonds
submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-859 to r/title-26-INTERNAL-REVENUE-CODE · 424 words · no verdicts yet
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Except as provided under subsection (d), no individual, firm, partnership*, corporation*, or association, intending to commence or to continue the business of a distiller*, warehouseman, processor*, brewer*, or winemaker, shall commence or continue the business of a distiller, warehouseman, processor, brewer, or winemaker until all bonds in respect of such a business, required by any provision of law, have been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury* or the officer designated by him.
The Secretary* of the Treasury or any officer designated by him may disapprove any such bond or bonds if the individual, firm, partnership, or corporation, or association giving such bond or bonds, or owning, controlling, or actively participating in the management of the business of the individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association giving such bond or bonds, shall have been previously convicted, in a court of competent jurisdiction, of—
any fraudulent noncompliance with any provision of any law of the United States, if such provision related to internal revenue or customs taxation of distilled spirits*, wines, or beer, or if such an offense shall have been compromised with the individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association on payment of penalties or otherwise, or
any felony under a law of any State, or the District of Columbia, or the United States, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, importation, or transportation of distilled spirits*, wine, beer, or other intoxicating liquor.
In case the disapproval is by an officer designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to approve or disapprove such bonds, the individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association giving the bond may appeal from such disapproval to the Secretary of the Treasury or an officer designated by him to hear such appeals, and the disapproval of the bond by the Secretary of the Treasury or officer designated to hear such appeals shall be final.
During any period to which subparagraph (A) of section 5061(d)(4) applies to a taxpayer* (determined after application of subparagraph (B) thereof), such taxpayer shall not be required to furnish any bond covering operations or withdrawals of distilled spirits or wines for nonindustrial use or of beer.
Any taxpayer for any period described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as if sufficient bond has been furnished for purposes of covering operations and withdrawals of distilled spirits or wines for nonindustrial use or of beer for purposes of any requirements relating to bonds under this chapter.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1394; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §§ 1905(c)(5), 1906(b)(13)(B), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1823, 1834; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(51), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 288; Pub. L. 114–113, div. Q, title III, § 332(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 3105.)
- 1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-859 · 72 Stat. 1394
- 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-455 · 90 Stat. 1823, 1834
- 1979Amended · Pub. L. 96-39 · 93 Stat. 288
- 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-113 · 129 Stat. 3105
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 85-859 on 1958-09-02.
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