[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47051-47052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18729]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 943, 943-PR, 943-
A, and 943A-PR
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
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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 Forms 943,
Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees, 943-PR,
Planilla Para La Declarcion Anual De La Contribucion Federal Del
Patrono De Empleados Agricolas, 943-A, Agricultural Employer's Record
of Federal Tax Liability, and 943A-PR, Registro De La Obligacion
Contributiva Del Patrono Agricola.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 1, 2013
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 forms 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
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees
(Form 943), Planilla Para La Declarcion Anual De La Contribucion
Federal Del Patrono De Empleados Agricolas (Form 943-PR), Agricultural
Employer's Record of Federal Tax Liability (Form 943-A), and Registro
De La Obligacion Contributiva Del Patrono Agricola (Form 943A-PR).
OMB Number: 1545-0035.
Form Numbers: 943, 943-PR, 943-A, and 943A-PR.
Abstract: Agricultural employers must prepare and file Form 943 and
Form 943-PR (Puerto Rico only) to report and pay FICA taxes and income
tax voluntarily withheld (Form 943 only). Agricultural employees may
attach Forms 943-A and 943A-PR to Forms 943 and 943-PR to show their
tax liabilities for semiweekly periods. The information is used to
verify that the correct tax has been paid.
Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the forms at
this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 684,444.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 hr., 29 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,972,974.
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: July 29, 2013.
Allan Hopkins,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2013-18729 Filed 8-1-13; 8:45 am]
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