I.R.C. § 4263(a) Payments Made Outside The United States For Prepaid Orders —
If the payment upon which tax is imposed by section 4261 is made outside the United States for a prepaid order, exchange order, or similar
order, the
person furnishing the initial transportation pursuant to such order shall collect
the amount of the tax.
I.R.C. § 4263(b) Tax Deducted Upon Refunds —
Every person who refunds any amount with respect to a ticket or order which was
purchased without payment of the tax imposed by section 4261 shall deduct from the amount refundable, to the extent available, any tax due under
such section as a result of the use of a portion of the transportation purchased
in connection with such ticket or order, and shall report to the Secretary the amount
of any such tax remaining uncollected.
I.R.C. § 4263(c) Payment Of Tax —
Where any tax imposed by section 4261 is not paid at the time payment for transportation is made, then, under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary, to the extent that such tax is not collected under any
other provision of this subchapter, such tax shall be paid by the carrier providing
the initial segment of such transportation which begins or ends in the United States.
I.R.C. § 4263(d) Application Of Tax —
The tax imposed by section 4261 shall apply to any amount paid within the United States for transportation of any
person by air unless the taxpayer establishes, pursuant to regulations prescribed
by the Secretary, at the time of payment for the transportation, that the transportation
is not transportation in respect of which tax is imposed by section 4261.
I.R.C. § 4263(e) Round Trips —
In applying this subchapter to a round trip, such round trip shall be considered
to consist of transportation from the point of departure to the destination, and
of separate transportation thereafter.
I.R.C. § 4263(f) Transportation Outside The Northern Portion Of The Western Hemisphere —
In applying this subchapter to transportation any part of which is outside the northern
portion of the Western Hemisphere, if the route of such transportation leaves and
reenters the northern portion of the Western Hemisphere, such transportation shall
be considered to consist of transportation to a point outside such northern portion,
and of separate transportation thereafter. For purposes of this subsection, the term
“northern portion of the Western Hemisphere” means the area lying west of the 30th
meridian west of Greenwich, east of the international dateline, and north of the
Equator, but not including any country of South America.
(Added July 25, 1956, ch. 725, 4(a), 70 Stat. 645, 4264;
amended June 28, 1962, Pub. L. 87-508, 5(b), 76 Stat. 117; renumbered 4263, May 21, 1970, Pub. L. 91-258, title II, 205(c)(2), 84 Stat. 242; amended Oct. 4, 1976, Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX, 1906(b)(13)(A), 90 Stat. 1834 ;Pub. L. 105-34, title IX, Sec. 1031(e)(3), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat 788.)
BACKGROUND NOTES
AMENDMENTS
1997--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 1031(c)(3), amended subsec. (c) by substituting “subchapter, such tax shall be paid by the carrier
providing the initial segment of such transportation which begins or ends in the United
States” for “subchapter--
(1) such tax shall be paid by the person paying for the transportation or by the person
using the transportation;
(2) such tax shall be paid within such time as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations
after whichever of the following first occurs:
(A) the rights to the transportation expire; or
(B) the time when the transportation becomes subject to tax; and
(3) payment of such tax shall be made to the Secretary, to the person to whom the
payment for transportation was made, or, in the case of transportation other than
transportation described in section 4262(a)(1), to any person furnishing any portion
of such transportation.”
1976--Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 94-455 struck out “or his delegate"
after “Secretary”.
1962--Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 87-508 provided for payment of tax, in the case of transportation other than transportation
described in section 4262(a)(1), to any person furnishing any portion of the transportation.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 87-508 inserted
“by air” after “transportation of any person”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 87-508 substituted
“subchapter” for “part”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 87-508 substituted
“subchapter” for “part”, struck out par. (1) designation for provision respecting
transportation outside the northern portion of the Western Hemisphere and par. (2)
prohibiting consideration as a stop at a port within the United States a stop at an
intermediate port at which vessel is not authorized to discharge and take on passengers.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Section 1031 of Pub. L. 105-34 applicable to transportation beginning on or after October 1, 1997. Sec. 1031(e)(2)(B)
of Pub. L. 105-34, as amended by H. Con. Res. 138, provided that:
“(B) Treatment of amounts paid for tickets purchased before October 1, 1997.--
The amendments made by subsection
(c) shall not apply to amounts paid before October 1, 1997; except that--
(i) the amendment made to section 4261(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 shall apply to amounts paid more than 7 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act [enacted: Aug. 5, 1997]
for transportation beginning on or after October 1, 1997, and
(ii) the amendment made to section 4263(c) of such Code shall apply to the extent
related to taxes imposed umder the amendment made to such section 4261(c) on amounts
described in clause (i).”
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT
Section 5(b) of Pub. L. 87-508 provided that the amendment made by section 5(b)
of Pub. L. 87-508 is effective with respect to transportation beginning after Nov. 15, 1962.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section applicable to amounts paid on or after the first day of the first month which
begins more than sixty days after July 25, 1956, for transportation commencing on
or after such first day, see section 6 of act July 25, 1956, set out as an Effective
Date of 1956 Amendment note under section 4261 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 4263, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 506, 4263, formerly 4262,
renumbered and amended July 25, 1956, ch. 725, 2, 70 Stat. 644; Aug. 7, 1956, ch.
1024, 1, 70 Stat. 1077; June 29, 1957, Pub. L. 85-74, 71 Stat. 243; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-859, title I, 134, 72 Stat. 1292;
June 28, 1962, Pub. L. 87-508, 5(b), 76 Stat. 117, which provided for exemptions, subsecs. (a) to
(d) relating to commutation travel, etc., certain organizations; members of the Armed
Forces, and small aircraft on nonestablished lines, respectively, was repealed by
Pub. L. 91-258, title II, 205(c)(1), May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 242, effective on July 1, 1970, as provided
in section 211(a) of Pub. L. 91-258, set out as a note under section 4041 of this title.
