**(a) General rule** On 1st engaging in business and thereafter on or before July 1 of each year, every importer, manufacturer, and dealer in firearms shall pay a special (occupational) tax for each place of business at the following rates:
(1) Importers and manufacturers: $1,000 a year or fraction thereof.
(2) Dealers: $500 a year or fraction thereof.
**(b) Reduced rates of tax for small importers and manufacturers**
(1) **In general** — Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting “$500” for “$1,000” with respect to any taxpayer the gross receipts of which (for the most recent taxable year ending before the 1st day of the taxable period to which the tax imposed by subsection (a) relates) are less than $500,000.
(2) **Controlled group rules** — All persons treated as 1 taxpayer under section 5061(e)(3) shall be treated as 1 taxpayer for purposes of paragraph (1).
(3) **Certain rules to apply** — For purposes of paragraph (1), rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 448(c)(3) shall apply.
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**(a) General rule** On 1st engaging in business and thereafter on or before July 1 of each year, every importer, manufacturer, and dealer in firearms shall pay a special (occupational) tax for each place of business at the following rates:
(1) Importers and manufacturers: $1,000 a year or fraction thereof.
(2) Dealers: $500 a year or fraction thereof.
**(b) Reduced rates of tax for small importers and manufacturers**
(1) **In general** — Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting “$500” for “$1,000” with respect to any taxpayer the gross receipts of which (for the most recent taxable year ending before the 1st day of the taxable period to which the tax imposed by subsection (a) relates) are less than $500,000.
(2) **Controlled group rules** — All persons treated as 1 taxpayer under section 5061(e)(3) shall be treated as 1 taxpayer for purposes of paragraph (1).
(3) **Certain rules to apply** — For purposes of paragraph (1), rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 448(c)(3) shall apply.
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§ 5801. Imposition of tax
(a) General rule
On 1st engaging in business and thereafter on
or before July 1 of each year, every importer,
manufacturer, and dealer in firearms shall pay a
special (occupational) tax for each place of busi-
ness at the following rates:
(1) Importers and manufacturers: $1,000 a
year or fraction thereof.
(2) Dealers: $500 a year or fraction thereof.
(b) Reduced rates of tax for small importers and
manufacturers
(1) In general
Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘$500’’ for ‘‘$1,000’’ with
respect to any taxpayer the gross receipts of
which (for the most recent taxable year ending
before the 1st day of the taxable period to
which the tax imposed by subsection (a) re-
lates) are less than $500,000.
(2) Controlled group rules
All persons treated as 1 taxpayer under sec-
tion 5061(e)(3) shall be treated as 1 taxpayer
for purposes of paragraph (1).
(3) Certain rules to apply
For purposes of paragraph (1), rules similar
to the rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
section 448(c)(3) shall apply.
(Added Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201, Oct. 22, 1968,
82 Stat. 1227; amended Pub. L. 100–203, title X,
§ 10512(g)(1), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–449.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 5801, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A
Stat. 721; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 203(a),
72 Stat. 1427; June 1, 1960, Pub. L. 86–478, § 1, 74 Stat. 149,
consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this
section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by
Pub. L. 90–618.
AMENDMENTS
1987—Pub. L. 100–203 substituted ‘‘Imposition of tax’’
for ‘‘Tax’’ in section catchline and amended text gen-
erally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘On
first engaging in busin