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 (b) SPECIFIC. - (1) CIVIL.- W hoever fails to comply with any duty imposed upon him by section 820, 821, or 864, or, having in his possession or control any record, file, or paper, containing or supposed to contain any information concerning the estate of the decedent, or, having in his possession or control any property comprised in the gross estate of the decedent, fails to exhibit the same upon request to the Commissioner or any collector or law officer of the United States or his duly authorized deputy or agent, who desires to examine the same in the performance of his duties under this subchapter, shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding $500, to be recovered, with costs of suit, in a civil action in the name of the United States. (2) CRIMINAL. - (A) Whoever knowingly makes any false statement in any notice or return required to be filed under this subchapter shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. (B) Any person required under this subchapter to pay any tax, or required by law or regulations made under authority thereof to make a return, keep any records, or supply any infor- mation, for the purposes of the computation, assessment, or collection of any tax imposed by this subchapter, who willfully fails to pay such tax, make such return, keep such records, or supply such information, at the time or times required by law or regulations, shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, together with the costs of prosecution. (C) Any person required under this subchapter to collect, account for and pay over any tax imposed by this subchapter, who willfully fails to collect or truthfully account for and pay over such tax, and any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this subchapter or the payment thereof, shall, in addition to other penalties pro- vided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution. (D) The term "person" as used in paragraphs (B) and (C) includes an officer or employee of a corporation or a member or employee of a partnership, who as such officer, employee, or member is under a duty to perform the act in respect of which the violation occurs. (3) CRoss REFERENCE.- For other penalties of a general character, see section 3793. SEC. 895. CROSS REFERENCE. For interest on refunds, see section 3771. SUPPLEMENT C-CLAIMS AGAINST TRANSFEREES AND FIDUCIAmRI SEC. 900. TRANSFERRED ASSETS. (a) METHOD OF COLLECTION. -The amounts of the following liabil- ities shall, except as hereinafter in this section provided, be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner and subject to the same pro- visions and limitations as in the case of a deficiency in a tax imposed by this subchapter (including the provisions in case of delinquency in payment after notice and demand, the provisions authorizing dis- traint and proceedings in court for collection, and the provisions pro- hibiting claims and suits for refunds): (1) TBANSfEEES.- T he liability, at law or in equity, of a trans- feree of property of a decedent, in respect of the tax (including interest, additional amounts, and additions to the tax provided by law) imposed by this subchapter. 98907°-39 --Pr. --- 10 ESTATE TAX 137

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