§ 1.6011-1 General requirement of return, statement, or list
§ 1.6011-2 Returns, etc., of DISC’s and former DISC’s
§ 1.6011-3 Requirement of statement from payees of certain gambling winnings
§ 1.6011-4 Requirement of statement disclosing participation in certain transactions by taxpayers
§ 1.6011-5 Required use of magnetic media for corporate income tax returns
§ 1.6011-7 Specified tax return preparers required to file individual income tax returns using magnetic media
§ 1.6011-8 Requirement of income tax return for taxpayers who claim the premium tax credit under section 36B
§ 1.6012-1 Individuals required to make returns of income
§ 1.6012-2 Corporations required to make returns of income
§ 1.6012-3 Returns by fiduciaries
§ 1.6012-4 Miscellaneous returns
§ 1.6012-5 Composite return in lieu of specified form
§ 1.6012-6 Returns by political organizations
§ 1.6013-1 Joint returns
§ 1.6013-2 Joint return after filing separate return
§ 1.6013-3 Treatment of joint return after death of either spouse
§ 1.6013-4 Applicable rules
§ 1.6013-6 Election to treat nonresident alien individual as resident of the United States
§ 1.6013-7 Joint return for year in which nonresident alien becomes resident of the United States
§ 1.6014-1 Tax not computed by taxpayer for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1970
§ 1.6014-2 Tax not computed by taxpayer for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1969
§ 1.6015-0 Table of contents
§ 1.6015-1 Relief from joint and several liability on a joint return
§ 1.6015-2 Relief from liability applicable to all qualifying joint filers
§ 1.6015-3 Allocation of deficiency for individuals who are no longer married, are legally separated, or are not members of the same household
§ 1.6015-4 Equitable relief
§ 1.6015-5 Time and manner for requesting relief
§ 1.6015-6 Nonrequesting spouse’s notice and opportunity to participate in administrative proceedings
§ 1.6015-7 Tax Court review
§ 1.6015-8 Applicable liabilities
§ 1.6015-9 Effective date
§ 1.6016-1 Declarations of estimated income tax by corporations
§ 1.6016-2 Contents of declaration of estimated tax
§ 1.6016-3 Amendment of declaration
§ 1.6016-4 Short taxable year
§ 1.6017-1 Self-employment tax returns

Terms Used In CFR > Title 26 > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 1 > tax returns or statements

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • corporation: includes associations, joint-stock companies, and insurance companies. See 26 CFR 36.3121(l)(1)-1
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • domestic: when applied to a corporation * * * means created or organized in the United States or under the law of the United States or of any State or Territory. See 26 CFR 36.3121(l)(1)-1
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • foreign: when applied to a corporation * * * means a corporation * * * which is not domestic. See 26 CFR 36.3121(l)(1)-1
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • stock: includes shares in an association, joint-stock company, or insurance company. See 26 CFR 36.3121(l)(8)-1
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.