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26 U.S.C. § 4161

Imposition of tax

United States · Title 26 — INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · Status: effective

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26 U.S.C. § 4161, Imposition of tax, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/463388
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There is hereby imposed on the sale of any article of sport fishing equipment by the manufacturer, producer, or importer a tax equal to 10 percent of the price for which so sold. The tax imposed by subparagraph (A) on any fishing rod or pole shall not exceed $10. In the case of an electric outboard motor, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting “3 percent” for “10 percent”. In the case of fishing tackle boxes, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting “3 percent” for “10 percent”. In the case of any sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any article of sport fishing equipment, such article shall be treated as including any parts or accessories of such article sold on or in connection therewith or with the sale thereof. There is hereby imposed on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any bow which has a peak draw weight of 30 pounds or more, a tax equal to 11 percent of the price for which so sold. There is hereby imposed on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer— There is hereby imposed on the first sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any shaft (whether sold separately or incorporated as part of a finished or unfinished product) of a type used in the manufacture of any arrow which after its assembly— Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any shaft consisting of all natural wood with no laminations or artificial means of enhancing the spine of such shaft (whether sold separately or incorporated as part of a finished or unfinished product) of a type used in the manufacture of any arrow which after its assembly— In the case of any calendar year beginning after 2005, the 39-cent amount specified in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of— If any increase determined under clause (i) is not a multiple of 1 cent, such increase shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 1 cent. No tax shall be imposed under this subsection with respect to any article taxable under subsection (a).

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 98-369(H.R. 4170)1984-07-18
    Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-514(H.R. 3838)1986-10-22
    Tax Reform Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-34(H.R. 2014)1997-08-05
    Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-357(H.R. 4520)2004-10-22
    American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-493(H.R. 5394)2004-12-23
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the taxation of arrow components.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-59(H.R. 3)2005-08-10
    SAFETEA-LU
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-135(H.R. 4440)2005-12-21
    Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005
    House: 415–4Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-343(H.R. 1424)2008-10-03
    A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-97(H.R. 1)2017-12-22
    An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.