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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title IX TAXATION
  4. Chapter 65C MASSACHUSETTS ESTATE TAX
  5. Section 26 Tax evasion; penalties

Section 26

Section 26: Tax evasion; penalties

Section 26. Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this chapter or the payment thereof shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two and one half years, or both.