26 U.S.C. § 6011 : US Code - Section 6011: General requirement of return, statement, or list

Search 26 U.S.C. § 6011 : US Code - Section 6011: General requirement of return, statement, or list

(a) General rule
When required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary any
person made liable for any tax imposed by this title, or with
respect to the collection thereof, shall make a return or statement
according to the forms and regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
Every person required to make a return or statement shall include
therein the information required by such forms or regulations.
(b) Identification of taxpayer
The Secretary is authorized to require such information with
respect to persons subject to the taxes imposed by chapter 21 or
chapter 24 as is necessary or helpful in securing proper
identification of such persons.
(c) Returns, etc., of DISCS and former DISCS and FSC's and former
FSC's
(1) Records and information
A DISC or former DISC or a FSC or former FSC shall for the
taxable year -
(A) furnish such information to persons who were shareholders
at any time during such taxable year, and to the Secretary, and
(B) keep such records, as may be required by regulations
prescribed by the Secretary.
(2) Returns
A DISC shall file for the taxable year such returns as may be
prescribed by the Secretary by forms or regulations.
(d) Authority to require information concerning section 912
allowances
The Secretary may by regulations require any individual who
receives allowances which are excluded from gross income under
section 912 for any taxable year to include on his return of the
taxes imposed by subtitle A for such taxable year such information
with respect to the amount and type of such allowances as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(e) Regulations requiring returns on magnetic media, etc.
(1) In general
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations providing standards
for determining which returns must be filed on magnetic media or
in other machine-readable form. The Secretary may not require
returns of any tax imposed by subtitle A on individuals, estates,
and trusts to be other than on paper forms supplied by the
Secretary.
(2) Requirements of regulations
In prescribing regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary -

(A) shall not require any person to file returns on magnetic
media unless such person is required to file at least 250
returns during the calendar year, and
(B) shall take into account (among other relevant factors)
the ability of the taxpayer to comply at reasonable cost with
the requirements of such regulations.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall
require partnerships having more than 100 partners to file
returns on magnetic media.
(f) Promotion of electronic filing
(1) In general
The Secretary is authorized to promote the benefits of and
encourage the use of electronic tax administration programs, as
they become available, through the use of mass communications and
other means.
(2) Incentives
The Secretary may implement procedures to provide for the
payment of appropriate incentives for electronically filed
returns.
(g) Income, estate, and gift taxes
For requirement that returns of income, estate, and gift
taxes be made whether or not there is tax liability, see
subparts B and C.