{"data":{"id":"us/26-cfr-56.6694-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"26 CFR 56.6694-2","heading":"-2 Penalties for understatement due to an unreasonable position.","body":"(a) In general. A person who is a tax return preparer of any return or claim for refund of excise tax under chapter 41 of subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) shall be subject to penalties under section 6694(a) of the Code in the manner stated in § 1.6694-2 of this chapter.\n(b) Effective/applicability date. This section is applicable to returns and claims for refund filed, and advice provided, after December 31, 2008.","path":["Title 26—Internal Revenue","CHAPTER I—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","SUBCHAPTER D—MISCELLANEOUS EXCISE TAXES","PART 56—PUBLIC CHARITY EXCISE TAXES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-26.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:11Z","sha256":"1dec46f5b65bca954928f324a00bb86567f620ea65ddbfc5347e235d59b88162","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/26-cfr-56.6694-1","next":"us/26-cfr-56.6694-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}