26 U.S.C. § 5801 — Imposition of tax

Page 3282 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 5801 § 5801. Imposition of tax (a) General rule On 1st engaging in business and thereafter on or before July 1 of each year, every importer, manufacturer, and dealer in firearms shall pay a special (occupational) tax for each place of busi- ness at the following rates: (1) Importers and manufacturers: $1,000 a year or fraction thereof. (2) Dealers: $500 a year or fraction thereof. (b) Reduced rates of tax for small importers and manufacturers (1) In general Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall be ap- plied by substituting ‘‘$500’’ for ‘‘$1,000’’ with respect to any taxpayer the gross receipts of which (for the most recent taxable year ending before the 1st day of the taxable period to which the tax imposed by subsection (a) re- lates) are less than $500,000. (2) Controlled group rules All persons treated as 1 taxpayer under sec- tion 5061(e)(3) shall be treated as 1 taxpayer for purposes of paragraph (1). (3) Certain rules to apply For purposes of paragraph (1), rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 448(c)(3) shall apply. (Added Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1227; amended Pub. L. 100–203, title X, § 10512(g)(1), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–449.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5801, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 721; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 203(a), 72 Stat. 1427; June 1, 1960, Pub. L. 86–478, § 1, 74 Stat. 149, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–618. AMENDMENTS 1987—Pub. L. 100–203 substituted ‘‘Imposition of tax’’ for ‘‘Tax’’ in section catchline and amended text gen- erally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘On first engaging in business and thereafter on or before the first day of July of each year, every importer, man- ufacturer, and dealer in firearms shall pay a special (occupational) tax for each place of business at the fol- lowing rates: ‘‘(1) Importers.—$500 a year or fraction thereof; ‘‘(2) Manufacturers.—$500 a year or fraction thereof; ‘‘(3) Dealers.—$200 a year or fraction thereof. Except an importer, manufacturer, or dealer who im- ports, manufactures, or deals in only weapons classified as ‘any other weapon’ under section 5845(e), shall pay a special (occupational) tax for each place of business at the following rates: Importers, $25 a year or fraction thereof; manufacturers, $25 a year or fraction thereof; dealers, $10 a year or fraction thereof.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100–203 effective Jan. 1, 1988, see section 10512(h) of Pub. L. 100–203, set out as a note under section 5111 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 207, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1235, as amended by Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that: ‘‘(a) Section 201 of this title [enacting this chapter] shall take effect on the first day of the first month fol- lowing the month in which it is enacted [October 1968]. ‘‘(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) or any other provision of law, any person possessing a firearm as defined in section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] (as amended by this title) which is not registered to him in the Na- tional Firearms Registration and Transfer Record shall register each firearm so possessed with the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate in such form and manner as the Secretary or his delegate may require within the thirty days immediately following the effective date of section 201 of this Act [see subsec. (a) of this section]. Such registrations shall become a part of the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record required to be maintained by section 5841 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by this title). No information or evidence required to be submitted or retained by a natural person to register a firearm under this section shall be used, directly or indirectly, as evidence against such person in any criminal proceeding with respect to a prior or concurrent violation of law. ‘‘(c) The amendments made by sections 202 through 206 of this title [amending sections 6806 and 7273 of this title, repealing sections 5692 and 6107 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this sec- tion] shall take effect on the date of enactment [Oct. 22, 1968]. ‘‘(d) The Secretary of the Treasury, after publication in the Federal Register of his intention to do so, is au- thorized to establish such period of amnesty, not to ex- ceed ninety days in the case of any single period, and immunity from liability during any such period, as the Secretary determines will contribute to the purposes of this title [adding this chapter, and sections 6806 and 7273 of this title, repealing sections 5692 and 6107 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section].’’ § 5802. Registration of importers, manufacturers, and dealers On first engaging in business and thereafter on or before the first day of July of each year, each importer, manufacturer, and dealer in firearms shall register with the Secretary in each inter- nal revenue district in which such business is to be carried on, his name, including any trade name, and the address of each location in the district where he will conduct such business. An individual required to register under this sec- tion shall include a photograph and fingerprints of the individual with the initial application. Where there is a change during the taxable year in the location of, or the trade name used in, such business, the importer, manufacturer, or dealer shall file an application with the Sec- retary to amend his registration. Firearms oper- ations of an importer, manufacturer, or dealer may not be commenced at the new location or under a new trade name prior to approval by the Secretary of the application. (Added Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1227; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 103–322, title XI, § 110301(b), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2012.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5802, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 721, consisted of provisions similar to those com- prising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–618.