26 U.S.C. § 7408
Actions to enjoin specified conduct related to tax shelters and reportable transactions
United States · Title 26 — INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · Status: effective
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- 26 U.S.C. § 7408, Actions to enjoin specified conduct related to tax shelters and reportable transactions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/464433
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A civil action in the name of the United States to enjoin any person from further engaging in specified conduct may be commenced at the request of the Secretary. Any action under this section shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which such person resides, has his principal place of business, or has engaged in specified conduct. The court may exercise its jurisdiction over such action (as provided in section 7402(a)) separate and apart from any other action brought by the United States against such person.
In any action under subsection (a), if the court finds—
For purposes of this section, the term “specified conduct” means any action, or failure to take action, which is—
If any citizen or resident of the United States does not reside in, and does not have his principal place of business in, any United States judicial district, such citizen or resident shall be treated for purposes of this section as residing in the District of Columbia.
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.
- Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Deficit Reduction Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- American Jobs Creation Act of 2004