Determination by Secretary to stop (or not to start) withholding
(A) In general If the Secretary determines that— (i) there was no payee underreporting, (ii) any payee underreporting has been corrected (and any tax, penalty, or interest with respect to the payee underreporting has been paid), (iii) withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C) has caused (or would cause) undue hardship to the payee and it is unlikely that any payee underreporting by such payee will occur again, or (iv) there is a bona fide dispute as to whether there has been any payee underreporting, then the Secretary shall take the action described in subparagraph (B).
(B) Secretary to take action to stop (or not to start) withholding For purposes of subparagraph (A), if at the time of the Secretary’s determination under subparagraph (A)— (i) no notice has been given under paragraph (1) to any payor with respect to the underreporting, the Secretary shall not give any such notice, or (ii) if such notice has been given, the Secretary shall— (I) provide the payee with a written certification that withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C) is to stop, and (II) notify the applicable payors (and brokers) that such withholding is to stop.
(C) Time for taking action where notice to payor has been given In any case where notice has been given under paragraph (1) to any payor with respect to any underreporting, if the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A) during the 12-month period ending on October 15 of any calendar year— (i) except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary shall take the action described in subparagraph (B)(ii) to bring about the stopping of withholding no later than December 1 of such calendar year, or (ii) in the case of— (I) a no payee underreporting determination under clause (i) of subparagraph (A), or (II) a hardship determination under clause (iii) of subparagraph (A), such action shall be taken no later than the 45th day after the day on which the Secretary made the determination.
(D) Opportunity to request determination The Secretary shall prescribe procedures under which— (i) a payee may request a determination under subparagraph (A), and (ii) the payee may provide information with respect to such request.