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    Created by Michael Wessels
    1. U.S. Code
    2. Title 26
    3. Subtitle F
    4. CHAPTER 68
    5. Subchapter B
    6. PART I

    § 6704 Failure to keep records necessary to meet reporting requirements under section 6047(d)

    (a) Liability for penalty

    Any person who—

    (1) has a duty to report or may have a duty to report any information under , and

    (2) fails to keep such records as may be required by regulations prescribed under for the purpose of providing the necessary data base for either current reporting or future reporting,

    (b) Amount of penalty

    (1) In general

    The penalty of any person for any calendar year shall be $50, multiplied by the number of individuals with respect to whom such failure occurs in such year.

    (2) Maximum amount

    The penalty under this section of any person for any calendar year shall not exceed $50,000.

    (c) Exceptions

    (1) Reasonable cause

    No penalty shall be imposed by this section on any person for any failure which is shown to be due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

    (2) Inability to correct previous failure

    No penalty shall be imposed by this section on any failure by a person if such failure is attributable to a prior failure which has been penalized under this section and with respect to which the person has made all reasonable efforts to correct the failure.

    (3) Pre-1983 failures

    No penalty shall be imposed by this section on any person for any failure which is attributable to a failure occurring before