§ 6704. Failure to keep records necessary to meet reporting requirements under section 6047(d)
(a)
Liability for penalty
Any person who—
(2)
fails to keep such records as may be required by regulations prescribed under section
6047
(d) for the purpose of providing the necessary data base for either current reporting or future reporting,
shall pay a penalty for each calendar year for which there is any failure to keep such records.
(b)
Amount of penalty
(c)
Exceptions
(1)
Reasonable cause
No penalty shall be imposed by this section on any person for any failure which is shown to be due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
(2)
Inability to correct previous failure
No penalty shall be imposed by this section on any failure by a person if such failure is attributable to a prior failure which has been penalized under this section and with respect to which the person has made all reasonable efforts to correct the failure.