Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC), 59595-59596 [E7-20707]
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Written comments should be
received on or before December 21, 2007
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the notice and regulation
should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala
at Internal Revenue Service, room 6129,
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622–
3634, or through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cash or Deferred Arrangements;
Nondiscrimination (Notice 98–52),
Retirement Plans; Cash or Deferred
Arrangements Under Section 401(k) and
Matching Contributions or Employee
Contributions Under Section
401(m)(REG–108639–9).
OMB Number: 1545–1624.
Notice Number: Notice 98–52.
Regulation Project Number: REG–
108639–99.
Abstract: This notice provides
guidance to plan administrators, plan
sponsors, etc., regarding
nondiscriminatory safe harbors with
respect to Internal Revenue Code
sections 401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11), as
amended by the Small Business Job
Protection Act of 1996. The safe harbor
provisions pertain to the actual deferral
percentage test and the actual
contribution percentage test for cash or
deferred arrangements and for defined
contribution plans. To take advantage of
the safe harbor provisions, plan
sponsors must amend their plans to
reflect the new law and must provide
plan participants with an annual notice
describing the benefits available under
the plan.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the notice at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
60,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour, 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 80,000.
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.
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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,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: October 9, 2007.
Glenn P. Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–20720 Filed 10–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Art Advisory Panel—Notice of Closed
Meeting
Internal Revenue Service,
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting of Art
Advisory Panel.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Closed meeting of the Art
Advisory Panel will be held in
Washington, DC.
DATES: The meeting will be held
November 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The closed meeting of the
Art Advisory Panel will be held on
November 15, 2007, in Room 4200E
beginning at 9:30 a.m., Franklin Court
Building, 1099 14th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Carolan, C:AP:AS, 1099 14th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
Telephone (202) 435–5609 (not a tollfree number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given pursuant to section
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10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that a
closed meeting of the Art Advisory
Panel will be held on November 15,
2007, in Room 4200E beginning at 9:30
a.m., Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
The agenda will consist of the review
and evaluation of the acceptability of
fair market value appraisals of works of
art involved in Federal income, estate,
or gift tax returns. This will involve the
discussion of material in individual tax
returns made confidential by the
provisions of 26 U.S.C. 6103.
A determination as required by
section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act has been made that this
meeting is concerned with matters listed
in section 552b(c)(3), (4), (6), and (7),
and that the meeting will not be open
to the public.
Sarah Hall Ingram,
Chief, Appeals.
[FR Doc. E7–20719 Filed 10–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Electronic Tax Administration
Advisory Committee (ETAAC)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In 1998 the Internal Revenue
Service established the Electronic Tax
Administration Advisory Committee
(ETAAC). The primary purpose of
ETAAC is for industry partners to
provide an organized public forum for
discussion of electronic tax
administration issues in support of the
overriding goal that paperless filing
should be the preferred and most
convenient method of filing tax and
information returns. ETAAC offers
constructive observations about current
or proposed policies, programs, and
procedures, and suggests improvements.
Listed is a summary of the agenda along
with the planned discussion topics.
Summarized Agenda
8:30 a.m. Meet and Greet.
9 a.m. Meeting Opens.
10:30 a.m. Meeting Adjourns.
The discussion topics are:
(1) Recommendations from the
ETAAC.
(2) Written comments from the public.
(3) Establishment of ETAAC’s new
subcommittee: MeF 1040 Executive
Steering Committee.
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Note: Last-minute changes to these topics
are possible and could prevent advance
notice.
There will be a meeting of
ETAAC on Thursday, November 15,
2007 at the Hotel Washington, Capital
Room, 515 15th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. You must
register in advance to be put on a guest
list to attend the meeting. This meeting
will be open to the public, and will be
in a room that accommodates
approximately 40 people, including
members of ETAAC and IRS officials.
Members of the public may file written
statements sharing ideas for electronic
tax administration or comments on the
key recommendations in the Annual
Report to Congress https://www.irs.gov/
pub/irs-pdf/p3415.pdf. Send written
statements to etaac@irs.gov. Seats are
available to members of the public on a
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first-come, first-served basis. Attendees
are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes
before the meeting begins.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hotel Washington, Capital Room,
515 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
must provide your name in advance for
the guest list. To receive a copy of the
agenda or general information about
ETAAC, please contact Cassandra
Daniels at 202–283–2178 or at
etaac@irs.gov by Thursday, November 8,
2007. Notification of intent should
include your name, organization and
telephone number. Please spell out all
names if you leave a voice message.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ETAAC
reports to the Director, Electronic Tax
Administration and Refundable Credits,
who is also the executive responsible for
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the electronic tax administration
program. Increasing participation by
external stakeholders in the
development and implementation of the
strategy for electronic tax administration
will help IRS achieve the goal that
paperless filing should be the preferred
and most convenient method of filing
tax and information returns.
ETAAC members are not paid for
their time or services, but consistent
with Federal regulations, they are
reimbursed for their travel and lodging
expenses to attend the public meetings,
working sessions, and an orientation
each year.
Dated: Ocober 15, 2007.
Phyllis Gattos,
Acting Director, Strategic Services Division.
[FR Doc. E7–20707 Filed 10–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC)
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: In 1998 the Internal Revenue Service established the
Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). The primary
purpose of ETAAC is for industry partners to provide an organized
public forum for discussion of electronic tax administration issues in
support of the overriding goal that paperless filing should be the
preferred and most convenient method of filing tax and information
returns. ETAAC offers constructive observations about current or
proposed policies, programs, and procedures, and suggests improvements.
Listed is a summary of the agenda along with the planned discussion
topics.
Summarized Agenda
8:30 a.m. Meet and Greet.
9 a.m. Meeting Opens.
10:30 a.m. Meeting Adjourns.
The discussion topics are:
(1) Recommendations from the ETAAC.
(2) Written comments from the public.
(3) Establishment of ETAAC's new subcommittee: MeF 1040 Executive
Steering Committee.
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Note: Last-minute changes to these topics are possible and
could prevent advance notice.
DATES: There will be a meeting of ETAAC on Thursday, November 15, 2007
at the Hotel Washington, Capital Room, 515 15\th\ Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. You must register in advance to be put on a guest
list to attend the meeting. This meeting will be open to the public,
and will be in a room that accommodates approximately 40 people,
including members of ETAAC and IRS officials. Members of the public may
file written statements sharing ideas for electronic tax administration
or comments on the key recommendations in the Annual Report to Congress
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p3415.pdf. Send written statements to
etaac@irs.gov. Seats are available to members of the public on a first-
come, first-served basis. Attendees are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes
before the meeting begins.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Washington, Capital
Room, 515 15\th\ Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You must provide your name in advance
for the guest list. To receive a copy of the agenda or general
information about ETAAC, please contact Cassandra Daniels at 202-283-
2178 or at etaac@irs.gov by Thursday, November 8, 2007. Notification of
intent should include your name, organization and telephone number.
Please spell out all names if you leave a voice message.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ETAAC reports to the Director, Electronic
Tax Administration and Refundable Credits, who is also the executive
responsible for the electronic tax administration program. Increasing
participation by external stakeholders in the development and
implementation of the strategy for electronic tax administration will
help IRS achieve the goal that paperless filing should be the preferred
and most convenient method of filing tax and information returns.
ETAAC members are not paid for their time or services, but
consistent with Federal regulations, they are reimbursed for their
travel and lodging expenses to attend the public meetings, working
sessions, and an orientation each year.
Dated: Ocober 15, 2007.
Phyllis Gattos,
Acting Director, Strategic Services Division.
[FR Doc. E7-20707 Filed 10-19-07; 8:45 am]
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