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INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954

tions of law, so far as applicable, relating to the refunding of taxes. (2) Any tax, the assessment, collection, or payment of which is barred under subsection (a), or any such tax which has been abated or remitted after May 28, 1938, shall be assessed or reassessed whenever it shall appear that payment of the tax will not diminish the assets as aforesaid. (3) Any tax, the assessment, collection, or payment of which is barred under subsection (b), or any such tax which has been refunded after May 28, 1938, shall be assessed or reassessed after full payment of such claims of depositors to the extent of the remaining assets segregated or transferred as described in subsection (b). (4) The running of the statute of limitations on the making of assessment and collection shall be suspended during, and for 90 days beyond, the period for which, pursuant to this section, assessment or collection may not be made, and a tax may be reassessed as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and collected, during the time within which, had there been no abatement, collection might have been made. (d) EXCEPTION OP EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—This section shall not apply to any tax imposed by chapter 21 or chapter 23. SEC. 7508. TIME FOR PERFORMING CERTAIN ACTS POSTPONED BY REASON OF WAR. (a) T I M E TO B E DISREGARDED.—In the case of an individual serving

in the Armed Forces of the United States, or serving in support of such Armed Forces, in an area designated by the President of the United States by Executive order as a "combat zone" for purposes of section 112, a t any time during the period designated by the President by Executive order as the period of combatant activities in such zone for purposes of such section, or hospitalized outside the States of the Union and the District of Columbia as a result of injury received while serving in such an area during such time, the period of service in such area, plus the period of continuous hospitalization outside the States of the Union and the District of Columbia attributable to such injury, and the next 180 days thereafter, shall be disregarded in determining, under the internal revenue laws, in respect of any tax liability (including any interest, penalty, additional amount, or addition to the tax) of such individual— (1) Whether any of the following acts was performed within the time prescribed therefor: (A) Filing any return of income, estate, or gift tax (except income tax withheld at source and income tax imposed by subtitle C or any law superseded thereby); (B) Payment of any income, estate, or gift tax (except income tax withheld at source and income tax imposed by subtitle C or any law superseded thereby) or any installment thereof or of any other liability to the United States in respect thereof; (C) Filing a petition with the Tax Court for redetermination of a deficiency, or for review of a decision rendered by the Tax Court; (D) Allowance of a credit or refund of any tax; (E) Filing a claim for credit or refund of any taxj § 7507(c)(1)