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26 CFR Part 301 Procedure and Administration - complete›PART 301—PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION›Additions to the Tax, Additional Amounts, and Assessable Penalties›Additions to the Tax and Additional Amounts

§ 301.6685-1 Assessable penalties with respect to private foundations' failure to…

26 CFR Part 301 Procedure and Administration - complete · 2026-09-26 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) In general. In addition to the penalty imposed by section 7207, relating to fraudulent returns, statements, or other documents, any person (as defined in paragraph (b) of this section) who is required to comply with the requirements of section 6104(d), relating to public inspection of private foundations' annual returns, and who fails so to comply, if such failure is willful, shall pay a penalty of $1,000 with respect to each such return with respect to which there is a failure so to comply.

(b) Person. For purposes of this section, the term “person” means any officer, director, trustee, employee, member, or other individual whose duty it is to perform the act in respect of which the failure occurs.

(c) Effective date. This section shall take effect on January 1, 1970.

(d) Cross reference. For the amount imposed for failure to comply with section 6104(d), see paragraph (c) of § 301.6652-2.

[T.D. 7127, 36 FR 11505, June 15, 1971, as amended by T.D. 8026, 50 FR 20758, May 20, 1985]

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