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the internet at RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Disclosure Requirements With
Respect to Prohibited Tax Shelter
Transactions.
OMB Number: 1545–2079.
Form Number: TD 9334.
Abstract: This document contains
final regulations that provide guidance
under section 4965 of the Internal
Revenue Code (‘‘Code’’), relating to
excise taxes with respect to prohibited
tax shelter transactions to which taxexempt entities are parties, and sections
6033(a)(2) and 6011(g) of the Code,
relating to certain disclosure obligations
with respect to such transactions.
Current Actions: There is no change
in the paperwork burden previously
approved by OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,500.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
hours 9 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 98,500.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
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or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: September 21, 2016.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS, Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016–23404 Filed 9–27–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request on Information Collection
Tools Relating to the Offshore
Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning the
Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
(OVDP).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 28,
2016 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6527, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
Please send separate comments for each
specific information collection listed
below. You must reference the
information collection’s title, form
number, reporting or record-keeping
requirement number, and OMB number
(if any) in your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the collection tools should be
directed to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or at (202) 317–5746, or
through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Currently, the IRS is seeking
comments concerning the following
information collection tools, reporting,
and record-keeping requirements:
Title: Offshore Voluntary Disclosure
Program (OVDP).
SUMMARY:
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OMB Number: 1545–2241.
Form Number(s): 14452, 14453,
14454, 14457, 14467, 14653, 14654, and
14708.
Abstract: The IRS is offering people
with undisclosed income from offshore
accounts an opportunity to get current
with their tax returns. Taxpayers with
undisclosed foreign accounts or entities
should make a voluntary disclosure
because it enables them to become
compliant, avoid substantial civil
penalties and generally eliminate the
risk of criminal prosecution. The
objective is to bring taxpayers that have
used undisclosed foreign accounts and
undisclosed foreign entities to avoid or
evade tax into compliance with United
States tax laws.
Current Actions: There is no change
in the paperwork burden previously
approved by OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Responses:
474,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour 40 mins.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 757,000.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
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maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: September 21, 2016.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS, Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016–23403 Filed 9–27–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Forms 1065, 1065–B, 1066,
1120, 1120–C, 1120–F, 1120–H, 1120–
ND, 1120–S, 1120–SF, 1120–FSC,
1120–L, 1120–PC, 1120–REIT, 1120–
RIC, 1120–POL and Related
Attachments
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collections,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This notice
requests comments on all forms used by
business entity taxpayers: Forms 1065,
1065–B, 1066, 1120, 1120–C, 1120–F,
1120–H, 1120–ND, 1120–S, 1120–SF,
1120–FSC, 1120–L, 1120–PC, 1120–
REIT, 1120–RIC, 1120–POL; and all
attachments to these forms (see the
Appendix to this notice). With this
notice, the IRS is also announcing
significant changes to (1) the manner in
which tax forms used by business
taxpayers will be approved under the
PRA and (2) its method of estimating the
paperwork burden imposed on all
business taxpayers.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 28,
2016 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Allan Hopkins, at
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet, at Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Change in PRA Approval of Forms
Used by Business Taxpayers
Under the PRA, OMB assigns a
control number to each ‘‘collection of
information’’ that it reviews and
approves for use by an agency. A single
information collection may consist of
one or more forms, recordkeeping
requirements, and/or third-party
disclosure requirements. Under the PRA
and OMB regulations, agencies have the
discretion to seek separate OMB
approvals for business forms,
recordkeeping requirements, and thirdparty reporting requirements or to
combine any number of forms,
recordkeeping requirements, and/or
third-party disclosure requirements
(usually related in subject matter) under
one OMB Control Number. Agency
decisions on whether to group
individual requirements under a single
OMB Control Number or to disaggregate
them and request separate OMB Control
Numbers are based largely on
considerations of administrative
practicality.
The PRA also requires agencies to
estimate the burden for each collection
of information. Accordingly, each OMB
Control Number has an associated
burden estimate. The burden estimates
for each control number are displayed
in (1) the PRA notices that accompany
collections of information, (2) Federal
Register notices such as this one, and
(3) in OMB’s database of approved
information collections. If more than
one form, recordkeeping requirement,
and/or third-party disclosure
requirement is approved under a single
control number, then the burden
estimate for that control number reflects
the burden associated with all of the
approved forms, recordkeeping
requirements, and/or third-party
disclosure requirements.
As described below under the heading
‘‘New Burden Model,’’ the IRS’s new
Business Taxpayer Burden Model
(BTBM) estimates of taxpayer burden
are based on taxpayer characteristics
and activities, taking into account,
among other things, the forms and
schedules generally used by those
groups of business taxpayers and the
recordkeeping and other activities
needed to complete those forms. The
BTBM represents the second phase of a
long-term effort to improve the ability of
IRS to measure the burden imposed on
various groups of taxpayers by the
federal tax system. While the new
methodology provides a more accurate
and comprehensive description of
business taxpayer burden, it will not
provide burden estimates on a form-byform basis, as has been done under the
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previous methodology. When the prior
model was developed in the mid-1980s,
almost all tax returns were prepared
manually, either by the taxpayer or a
paid provider. In this context, it was
determined that estimating burden on a
form-by-form basis was an appropriate
methodology. Today, over 90 percent of
all business entity tax returns are
prepared using software or with
preparer assistance. In this
environment, in which many taxpayers’
activities are no longer as directly
associated with particular forms,
estimating burden on a form-by-form
basis is not an appropriate measurement
of taxpayer burden. The new model,
which takes into account broader and
more comprehensive taxpayer
characteristics and activities, provides a
much more accurate and useful estimate
of taxpayer burden.
Currently, there are 206 forms used by
business taxpayers. These include
Forms 1065, 1065–B, 1066, 1120, 1120–
C, 1120–F, 1120–H, 1120–ND, 1120–S,
1120–SF, 1120–FSC, 1120–L, 1120–PC,
1120–REIT, 1120–RIC, 1120–POL, and
their schedules and all the forms
business entity taxpayers attach to their
tax returns (see the Appendix to this
notice). For most of these forms, IRS has
in the past obtained separate OMB
approvals under unique OMB Control
Numbers and separate burden estimates.
The BTBM estimates the aggregate
burden imposed on business taxpayers,
based upon their tax-related
characteristics and activities. IRS
therefore will seek OMB approval of all
206 business-related tax forms as a
single ‘‘collection of information.’’ The
aggregate burden of these tax forms will
be accounted for under OMB Control
Number 1545–0123, which is currently
assigned to Form 1120 and its
schedules. OMB Control Number 1545–
0123 will be displayed on all business
tax forms and other information
collections. As a result of this change,
burden estimates for business taxpayers
will now be displayed differently in
PRA Notices on tax forms and other
information collections, and in Federal
Register notices. This new way of
displaying burden is presented below
under the heading ‘‘Proposed PRA
Submission to OMB.’’ Because 44 of the
206 forms used by business taxpayers
are also used by tax-exempt
organizations, trusts and estates and
other kinds of taxpayers, there will be
a transition period during which IRS
will report different burden estimates
for individual taxpayers (OMB Control
Number 1545–0074), business taxpayers
(OMB Control Number 1545–0123), and
another OMB Control Number for other
taxpayers using the same forms. For
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection
Tools Relating to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP)
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning
the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP).
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 28,
2016 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6527, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224. Please send separate comments for each specific information
collection listed below. You must reference the information
collection's title, form number, reporting or record-keeping
requirement number, and OMB number (if any) in your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the collection tools should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala,
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 317-5746, or through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Currently, the IRS is seeking comments concerning the following
information collection tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP).
OMB Number: 1545-2241.
Form Number(s): 14452, 14453, 14454, 14457, 14467, 14653, 14654,
and 14708.
Abstract: The IRS is offering people with undisclosed income from
offshore accounts an opportunity to get current with their tax returns.
Taxpayers with undisclosed foreign accounts or entities should make a
voluntary disclosure because it enables them to become compliant, avoid
substantial civil penalties and generally eliminate the risk of
criminal prosecution. The objective is to bring taxpayers that have
used undisclosed foreign accounts and undisclosed foreign entities to
avoid or evade tax into compliance with United States tax laws.
Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden
previously approved by OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Responses: 474,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour 40 mins.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 757,000.
The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of
information covered by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as
their contents may become material in the administration of any
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
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maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Approved: September 21, 2016.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS, Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016-23403 Filed 9-27-16; 8:45 am]
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