26 C.F.R. Subpart E—Administrative Provisions of Special Application to the Taxes on Wagering
Title 26 - Internal Revenue
(a) In general. (1) In addition to all other records required pursuant to §44.4403–1, every person required to pay tax under section 4401 shall keep such records as will clearly show as to each day's operation: (i) Separately, the gross amount of wagers: (a) Accepted directly by the taxpayer or at any registered place of business of the taxpayer (other than laid-off wagers), (b) Accepted for his account by agents at any place other than a registered place of business of the taxpayer (other than laid-off wagers), and (c) Accepted as laid-off wagers from persons subject to the tax on wagers; (ii) With respect to wagers laid off with others, the name, address, and registration number of each person with whom the laid-off wagers were placed, and the gross amount laid off with each such person, showing separately the gross amount of laid-off wagers with respect to each event, contest, or other wagering medium, as, for example, the gross amount laid off on each horse in a race; and (iii) The gross amount of tax collected from or charged to bettors as a separate item. (2) If a taxpayer has any agents or employees receiving wagers on his behalf, he shall maintain a separate record showing the name and address of each agent or employee, the period of employment, and the number of the special tax stamp issued to each such agent or employee. (3) A duplicate copy of each return required by §44.6011(a)–1 shall be retained as part of the taxpayer's records. (b) Records of agent or employee. Every person who is engaged in receiving for or on behalf of another person (at any place other than a registered place of business of such other person) wagers of a type subject to the tax imposed by section 4401 shall keep a record showing for each day (1) the gross amount of such wagers received by him, (2) the amount, if any, retained as a commission or as compensation for receiving such wagers, and (3) the amount turned over to the person on whose behalf the wagers were received, and the name and address of such person. (c) Record of claimants. Any person claiming a credit or refund shall keep a complete and detailed record of each overpayment and of each laid-off wager for which credit is taken or refund is claimed, including a copy of the certificate required under paragraph (d) of §44.6419–2. (d) Place for keeping records. Every person required to pay the tax imposed by section 4401 shall keep or cause to be kept, at his office or principal place of business, or, if he has no office or principal place of business, at his residence or some other convenient or safe location, all such records as are required pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section and section 4403 and §44.4403–1. (e) Period for retaining records. All records required by the regulations in this part shall at all times be available for inspection by internal revenue officers. Records required by §44.4403–1 and by paragraph (a) of this section shall be maintained for a period of at least three years from the date the tax became due. Records required by paragraph (b) of this section shall be maintained for a period of at least three years from the date the wager was received. Records required by paragraph (c) of this section shall be maintained for a period of at least three years from the date any credit is taken or refund is claimed. [T.D. 6370, 24 FR 2614, Apr. 4, 1959, as amended by T.D. 6568, 26 FR 7545, Aug. 15, 1961] (a) In general. Every person required to pay the tax on wagers imposed by section 4401 of the Code shall make for each month, from the daily records required by §§44.4403–1 and 44.6001–1, a return on Form 730 in accordance with the instructions and regulations applicable thereto. A return shall be made for each month whether or not liability has been incurred for that month. If the taxpayer ceases operations which make him liable for the tax, the last return shall be marked “Final Return”. (b) Return on Form 11–C. Every person required to pay the special tax imposed by section 4411 shall make a return on Form 11–C in accordance with the instructions and regulations applicable thereto. (a) Return on Form 730. Each return required to be made on Form 730 pursuant to §44.6011(a)–1 shall be filed on or before the last day of the first calendar month following the period for which it is made. For provisions relating to the time for filing a return when the prescribed due date falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, see the provisions of the Regulations on Procedure and Administration (Part 301 of this chapter) under section 7503. (b) Return on Form 11C. (1) The first return required to be made on Form 11–C shall be filed to cover the period beginning with the first day of the calendar month in which a person engages (or expects to engage) in activities which make him liable for the special tax imposed by section 4411 and ending with the following June 30. Thereafter, each return required to be made on Form 11–C shall be filed on or before July 1 to cover a 1-year period (beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of the following calendar year) during which taxable activity continues. (2) For additional provisions relating to the return on Form 11–C, see §44.4412–1 and §§44.4901–1 to 44.4905–3, inclusive. (a) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a return on Form 730 or Form 11–C shall be filed with any person assigned the responsibility to receive returns in the local Internal Revenue Service office that serves the legal residence or principal place of business of the person making the return. (b) Returns of individuals outside the United States. The returns on Form 730 and Form 11–C of individuals (whether citizens of the United States, citizens of possessions of the United States, or aliens) outside the United States having no legal residence or principal place of business in the United States shall be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45999, or as otherwise directed in the applicable forms and instructions. (c) Returns filed with service centers. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, whenever instructions applicable to returns filed on Form 730 of Form 11–C provide that the returns be filed with a service center, the returns shall be so filed in accordance with the instructions. (d) Hand-carried returns. Returns which are filed by hand carrying shall be filed with any person assigned the responsibility to receive hand-carried returns in the local Internal Revenue Service office as provided in paragraph (a) of this section. See §301.6091–1(c) of this chapter (Regulations on Procedure and Admininstration) for provisions relating to the definition of hand carried. [T.D. 6370, 24 FR 2614, Apr. 4, 1959, as amended by T.D. 7630, 44 FR 40498, July 11, 1979; T.D. 8442, 57 FR 48185, Oct. 22, 1992; T.D. 9156, 69 FR 55746, Sept. 16, 2004] The taxes imposed by sections 4401 and 4411 shall, without assessment or notice and demand, be paid to the internal revenue officer with whom the returns are required to be filed at the time fixed for filing returns. For provisions relating to the time for filing returns, see section 6071 and §44.6071–1. For provisions relating to the place for filing returns, see section 6091 and §44.6091–1. (a) Overpayment of wagering tax; in general. If a person overpays the tax imposed under section 4401, he may either file a claim for refund on Form 843 or take credit for such overpayment against the tax due on a subsequent monthly return. A complete statement of the facts involving the overpayment shall be attached either to the claim or to the return on which the credit is claimed. Every claim for refund shall be supported by evidence showing the name and address of the taxpayer, the date of payment of the tax, and the amount of such tax. A credit taken on a return shall be supported by evidence of the same character. (b) Statement supporting credit or refund. No credit or refund shall be allowed whether in pursuance of a court decision or otherwise unless the taxpayer files a statement explaining satisfactorily the reason for claiming the credit or refund and establishing (1) that he has not collected (whether as a separate charge or otherwise) the amount of the tax from the person who placed the wager on which the tax was imposed, or (2) that he has either repaid the amount of the tax to the person who placed the wager or has secured the written consent of such person to the allowance of the credit or refund. In the latter case, the written consent of the person who placed the wager shall accompany the statement filed with the credit or refund claim. The statement supporting the credit or refund claim shall also show whether any previous claim for credit or refund covering the amount involved, or any part thereof, has been filed. If the overpayment of tax relates to a laid-off wager accepted by the taxpayer, no credit or refund shall be allowed or made unless the taxpayer complies with the provisions of the first sentence of this paragraph, not only as to the person who placed the laid-off wager, but also with respect to the person who placed the original wager. (c) Limitation on credit or refund. No claim for credit or refund of a tax shall be allowed unless presented within the period of limitations prescribed in section 6511. (For regulations under section 6511, see the Regulations on Procedure and Administration (Part 301 of this chapter).) (a) Laid-off wagers; in general. If a taxpayer accepts a wager and lays off all or a part thereof with another person who is liable for tax under section 4401 with respect to such laid-off wager, a credit may be allowed to such taxpayer in the amount of the tax due with respect to the amount of the wager so laid off, provided there is attached to the return for the month during which the wager was accepted and laid off by him the certificate prescribed in paragraph (d) of this section. (b) Claim for refund. If a taxpayer has paid the tax with respect to a wager laid off by him, he may file a claim for refund of such tax on Form 843 or take a credit for the tax paid by him against the tax shown to be due on any subsequent monthly return. If a refund is claimed, Form 843 shall be completed in accordance with the instructions thereon and, in addition, there shall be attached to such form a statement setting forth the reason for claiming the refund, the month in which such tax was paid, the date of payment, and whether any previous claim for refund covering the amount involved or any part thereof has been filed. There shall also be attached to the Form 843 the certificate prescribed below. In the case of a credit, the statement and certificate shall be attached to the monthly return on which the credit is claimed. (c) Credit or refund not allowed. No credit or refund will be allowed under this section if the wager is laid off with a person or organization not liable for tax under section 4401 with respect to such laid-off wager. No interest shall be allowed on any amount of tax credited or refunded under this section. (d) Certificate required. The certificate prescribed for use in support of a credit or refund with respect to a laid-off wager shall be in the following form:
Certificate (In support of credit or refund with respect to laid-off wagers under section 6419(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.) I hereby certify that I, or the _____ (Corporation, partnership, or syndicate) of which I am an officer or member, doing business at ____________, (Address) registered with the District Director of Internal Revenue at __________, __________ under Registration No. ____ as a person accepting wagers within the meaning of section 4401 of the Internal Revenue Code, accepted laid-off wagers, in the amounts and on the dates indicated below, from _________, (Name) ________, (Address) during the month of ________, 19__. The undersigned further certifies that he, or the corporation, partnership, or syndicate of which he is a member will make return of and account for the tax, under section 4401 of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the laid-off wagers so accepted. It is understood by the undersigned that this certificate is given for the purpose of enabling the person from whom the laid-off wagers were accepted to claim credit with respect to the tax due on such laid-off wagers or to claim credit or refund of the tax, if any, paid on such laid-off wagers. It is further understood that the fraudulent use of this certificate will subject the undersigned and all guilty parties to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, together with costs of prosecution. Any person liable for the special tax who does any act which makes him liable for such tax, without having paid the tax, is, besides being liable for the tax, subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000.
Title 26: Internal Revenue
PART 44—TAXES ON WAGERING; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1955
Subpart E—Administrative Provisions of Special Application to the Taxes on Wagering
§ 44.6001-1 Record requirements.
§ 44.6011(a)-1 Returns.
§ 44.6071-1 Time for filing return.
§ 44.6091-1 Place for filing returns.
§ 44.6151-1 Time and place for paying taxes.
§ 44.6419-1 Credit or refund generally.
§ 44.6419-2 Credit or refund on wagers laid off by taxpayer.
Subject of laid- off wager (Identify horse Date Amount of laid- and track, off wager particular contest, or contestant, etc.) (Attach supplemental sheets for additional entries, if necessary.)
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(Title) ____________________________________ ____________________§ 44.7262-1 Failure to pay special tax.
