[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 155 (Thursday, August 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 49836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20379]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8621-A
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
Form 8621-A, Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To
End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 11,
2011 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Yvette Lawrence, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 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 R. Joseph
Durbala, (202) 622-3634, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End
Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company.
OMB Number: 1545-1950.
Form Number: 8621-A.
Abstract: Form 8621-A is necessary for certain taxpayers/
shareholders who are investors in passive foreign investment companies
(PFIC's) to request late deemed sale or late deemed dividend elections
(late purging elections) under Reg. 1.1298-3(e). The form provides a
taxpayer/shareholder the opportunity to fulfill the requirements of the
regulation in making the election by asserting the following: (i) The
election is being made before an IRS agent has raised on audit the PFIC
status of the foreign corporation for any taxable year of the taxpayer/
shareholder; (ii) the taxpayer/shareholder is agreeing (by submitting
Form 8621-A) to eliminate any prejudice to the interests of the U.S.
government on account of the taxpayer/shareholder's inability to make
timely purging elections; and (iii) the taxpayer/shareholder shows as a
balance due on Form 8621-A an amount reflecting tax plus interest as
determined under Reg. 1.1298(e)(3).
Current Actions: There is no change to the form previously approved
by OMB. However, filing estimates indicate that a decrease in the
estimated number of responses is necessary. We have decreased the
estimated number of responses to 12 per year. This results in a total
estimated burden decrease of 42,837 hours per year. This form is being
submitted for renewal purposes.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 65 hours, 24 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 785.
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: August 2, 2011.
Yvette Lawrence,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20379 Filed 8-10-11; 8:45 am]
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