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PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 copy of such notice to the payor, and the payor shall promptly furnish such copy to the payee. "(I) REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE TO SECRETARY.—If the Secre-

tary notifies a payor under paragraph (1)(B) that the taxpayer identification number furnished by any payee is incorrect and such payee subsequently furnishes another taxpayer identification number to the payor, the payor shall promptly notify the Secretary of the other taxpayer identification number so furnished. "(J) COORDINATION WITH OTHER SECTIONS.—For purposes

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of section 31, this chapter (other than subsection (n) of this section), and so much of subtitle F (other than section 7205) as relates to this chapter, payments which are subject to withholding under this subsection shall be treated as if they were wages paid by an employer to an employee." (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to payments made after December 31, 1983. SEC. 318. MINIMUM PENALTY FOR EXTENDED FAILURE TO FILE.

26 USC 6651.

26 USC 6651 note.

26 USC 6011.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6651 (relating to failure to file tax return or to pay tax) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In the case of a failure to file a return of tax imposed by chapter 1 within 60 days of the date prescribed for filing of such return (determined with regard to any extensions of time for filing), unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, the addition to tax under paragraph (1) shall not be less than the lesser of $100 or 100 percent of the amount required to be shown as tax on such return." (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 6651(c)(1) (relating to additions under more than one paragraph) is amended— (1) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) the following new sentence: "In any case described in the last sentence of subsection (a), the amount of the addition under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall not be reduced under the preceding sentence below the amount provided in such last sentence.", and (2) by inserting "(determined without regard to the last sentence of such subsection)" after "paragraph (1) of subsection (a)" in subparagraph (B). (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns the due date for filing of which (including extensions) is after December 31, 1982. SEC. 319. INFORMATION RETURNS. Section 6011 (relating to general requirement of return, statement, or list) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: "(e) REGULATIONS REQUIRING RETURNS ON MAGNETIC TAPE, ETC.—

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. In prescribing such regulations, the Secretary shall take into account

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