26 CFR § 301.6001-1 - Notice or regulations requiring records, statements, and special returns.

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title: "26 CFR § 301.6001-1 - Notice or regulations requiring records, statements, and special returns."
title_number: 26
title_name: "Internal Revenue"
section_number: "301.6001-1"
section_name: "Notice or regulations requiring records, statements, and special returns."
chapter_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "301"
part_name: "PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "26 U.S.C. 7805."
regulatory_source: "32 FR 15241, Nov. 3, 1967, unless otherwise noted."
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# 301.6001-1 Notice or regulations requiring records, statements, and special returns.

For provisions requiring records, statements, and special returns, see the regulations relating to the particular tax.

****tax returns or statements

****General Requirement