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U.S. Code/Title 28/§ 960

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28 U.S.C. § 960.Chapter 57

§ 960

Tax liability

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((a)) Any officers and agents conducting any business under authority of a United States court shall be subject to all Federal, State and local taxes applicable to such business to the same extent as if it were conducted by an individual or corporation.

((b)) A tax under subsection (a) shall be paid on or before the due date of the tax under applicable nonbankruptcy law, unless—

((1)) the tax is a property tax secured by a lien against property that is abandoned under , within a reasonable period of time after the lien attaches, by the trustee in a case under title 11; or

((2)) payment of the tax is excused under a specific provision of title 11.

((c)) In a case pending under chapter 7 of title 11, payment of a tax may be deferred until final distribution is made under , if—

((1)) the tax was not incurred by a trustee duly appointed or elected under chapter 7 of title 11; or

((2)) before the due date of the tax, an order of the court makes a finding of probable insufficiency of funds of the estate to pay in full the administrative expenses allowed under that have the same priority in distribution under as the priority of that tax.

§ 959

Release: pl-119-111 (2026-09-18)

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