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26 U.S.C. § 6064

§ 6064. Signature presumed authentic

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History

Part of the code since 1954. Unchanged since the 1954 code.

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  1. August 16, 1954Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (original text)

The law as written

Current through Public Law 119-102. Amendment notes omitted.

The fact that an individual’s name is signed to a return, statement, or other document shall be prima facie evidence for all purposes that the return, statement, or other document was actually signed by him.