Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8994, 46019 [2018-19628]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Notices and
Correspondence Project Committee
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 8994
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Notice of meeting.
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/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Currently, the IRS is soliciting
comments concerning Form 8994,
Employer Credit for Paid Family and
Medical Leave.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 13,
2018 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, 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(s) and instructions
should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke,
at (202) 317–6009, or at Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20224, or through the internet at
Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employer Credit for Paid Family
and Medical Leave.
OMB Number: 1545–XXXX.
Form Number: 8994.
Abstract: The law establishes a credit
for employers that provide paid family
and medical leave to employees. This is
a general business credit employers may
claim, based on wages paid to qualifying
employees while they are on family and
medical leave, subject to certain
conditions. The credit is for wages paid
beginning after December 31, 2017 and
it is not available for wages paid
beginning after December 31, 2019.
Current Actions: This is a new form.
Type of Review: Approval of a new
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
660,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hr.
55 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,280,400.
SUMMARY:
An open meeting of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and
Correspondence Project Committee will
be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy
Panel is soliciting public comments,
ideas, and suggestions on improving
customer service at the Internal Revenue
Service.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held
Thursday, October 11, 2018.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Giles at 1–888–912–1227 or
240–613–6478.
Notice is
hereby given pursuant to Section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
that a meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Notices and
Correspondence Project Committee will
be held Thursday, October 11, 2018, at
1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via
teleconference. The public is invited to
make oral comments or submit written
statements for consideration. Due to
limited conference lines, notification of
intent to participate must be made with
Otis Simpson. For more information
please contact Otis Simpson at 1–888–
912–1227 or 202–317–3332, or write
TAP Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW,
Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or
contact us at the website: https://
www.improveirs.org. The agenda will
include various IRS issues. Gregory
Giles. For more information please
contact Gregory Giles at 1–888–912–
1227 or 240–613–6478, or write TAP
Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW,
Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or
contact us at the website: https://
www.improveirs.org. The agenda will
include various IRS issues.
The agenda will include a discussion
on various letters, and other issues
related to written communications from
the IRS.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 1, 2018.
Kevin Brown,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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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,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: September 5, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018–19628 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Special Projects
Committee
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
An open meeting of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special
Projects Committee will be conducted.
The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is
soliciting public comments, ideas, and
suggestions on improving customer
service at the Internal Revenue Service.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Wednesday, October 17, 2018.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8994
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting
comments concerning Form 8994, Employer Credit for Paid Family and
Medical Leave.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 13,
2018 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, 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(s) and instructions should be directed to LaNita Van
Dyke, at (202) 317-6009, or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave.
OMB Number: 1545-XXXX.
Form Number: 8994.
Abstract: The law establishes a credit for employers that provide
paid family and medical leave to employees. This is a general business
credit employers may claim, based on wages paid to qualifying employees
while they are on family and medical leave, subject to certain
conditions. The credit is for wages paid beginning after December 31,
2017 and it is not available for wages paid beginning after December
31, 2019.
Current Actions: This is a new form.
Type of Review: Approval of a new collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 660,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hr. 55 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,280,400.
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,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Approved: September 5, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018-19628 Filed 9-10-18; 8:45 am]
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