26 U.S.C. § 5821
Section 5821 · Making tax
Viewing 26 U.S.C. § 5821 as in effect on October 4, 1976. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent July 4, 2025).
View current version →There shall be levied, collected, and paid upon the making of a firearm a tax at the rate of $200 for each firearm made.
The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by the person making the firearm.
The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall be payable by the stamp prescribed for payment by the Secretary.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 5821, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 724; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–859, title II, §203(d), 72 Stat. 1427, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–618.
Amendments
1976—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.
Effective Date
Section effective on first day of first month following October 1968, see section 207 of Pub. L. 90–618, set out as a note under section 5801 of this title.