§6096 — Designation by individuals
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Statute Text — 26 U.S.C. §6096
Every individual (other than a nonresident alien) whose income tax liability for the taxable year is $3 or more may designate that $3 shall be paid over to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 9006(a). In the case of a joint return of husband and wife having an income tax liability of $6 or more, each spouse may designate that $3 shall be paid to the fund.
For purposes of subsection (a), the income tax liability of an individual for any taxable year is the amount of the tax imposed by chapter 1 on such individual for such taxable year (as shown on his return), reduced by the sum of the credits (as shown in his return) allowable under part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 (other than subpart C thereof).
A designation under subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year—
at the time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year, or
at any other time (after the time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year) specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
Such designation shall be made in such manner as the Secretary prescribes by regulations except that, if such designation is made at the time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year, such designation shall be made either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing the taxpayer’s signature.
Treasury Regulations
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §301.6096-1 Designation by individuals for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1972
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §301.6096-1(a) In general.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §301.6096-1(b) Income tax liability.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §301.6096-1(c) Manner and time of designation.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §301.6096-1(d) Effective date.
3 Citing Cases
Co. of Ariz. v. Commissioner, 89 T.C. 66, 68 (1987). One way that a party can impeach a witness is by offering evidence that a fact to which a witness testified is not true. See Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 6096 (2d ed. 2023 & Supp. 2024); see also United States v. Abel, 469 U.S. 45, 50–51 (1984). Impeachment evidence is admissible unless excluded under the Federal Rules of Evidence. Wright & Miller, supra, § 6092; see also, e.g., Costa v. Commissione
Section 6664(a) (1) (A) can be said to be "silent" about withholding credits--but only in the same way that it is silent about the fuel credit under section 34, silent about payments designated to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund under section 6096, silent about interest under section 6601, and silent about a host of other provisions in the Code that Congress could have incorporated into the ,"underpayment" definition but did not.
Section 6664(a)(1)(A) can be said to be “silent” about withholding credits — but only in the same way that it is silent about the fuel credit under section 34, silent about payments designated to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund under section 6096, silent about interest under section 6601, and silent about a host of other provisions in the Code that Congress could have incorporated into the “underpayment” definition but did not.