§7202 — Willful failure to collect or pay over tax
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Statute Text — 26 U.S.C. §7202
Any person required under this title to collect, account for, and pay over any tax imposed by this title who willfully fails to collect or truthfully account for and pay over such tax shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
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Bower is inapposite .
o evade reporting requirements. "Mr. Hovind was indicted on 45 counts ofstructuring monetary transactions to avoid reporting requirements, 12 counts ofwillfully failing to deduct and pay Federal income and withholding taxes for employees ofCSE, see sec. 7202, and 1 count ofobstructing the administration ofthe internal revenue laws, see sec. 7212(a). Thejury found Mr. Hovind guilty on all counts. The District Court sentenced Mr. Hovind to 120 months' incarceration and three years' (continued...)
371, Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States; counts 2 through 10 of the indictment charge violations of section 7202, Willful Failure To Collect or Pay Over Tax, and 18 U.S.C.