# Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Related Information Reporting Requirements
> **IRS** · Final regulations. · Published 2021-01-19 · Effective 2021-01-14 · 86 FR 4970
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-00741
- **Category:** tax-irs
- **Sub-agency:** IRS
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 4970
- **CFR reference:** 26 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2021-01-19
- **Effective date:** 2021-01-14
- **Treasury docket:** TD 9946
## Abstract

This document contains final regulations providing guidance on section 162(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), as amended in 2017, concerning the deduction of certain fines, penalties, and other amounts. This document also contains final regulations providing guidance relating to the information reporting requirements under new section 6050X of the Code with respect to those fines, penalties, and other amounts. The final regulations affect taxpayers that pay or incur amounts to, or at the direction of, governments, governmental entities or certain nongovernmental entities treated as governmental entities relating to the violation of any law or investigations or inquiries by such governments, governmental entities, or nongovernmental entities into the potential violation of any law. The final regulations also affect governments, governmental entities, and nongovernmental entities subject to the related reporting requirements.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/19/2021-00741/denial-of-deduction-for-certain-fines-penalties-and-other-amounts-related-information-reporting)
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