[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 7529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02639]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
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)).
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 13, 2015
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Christie A. Preston, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 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: To obtain additional information, or
copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any
comments received, contact Elaine Christophe, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224,
or through the internet, at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, as
part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on the proposed or continuing information
collections listed below in this notice, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in our request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information
collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Please
do not include any confidential or inappropriate material in your
comments.
We invite comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions,
including whether the information has 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 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 the
requested information.
Currently, the IRS is seeking comments concerning the following
forms, and reporting and record-keeping requirements:
Title: Distributions From an HSA, Archer MSA or Medical Advantage
MSA.
OMB Number: 1545-1517.
Form Number: 1099-SA.
Abstract: This form is used to report distributions from a medical
savings account as required by Internal Revenue Code section 220(h).
Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at
this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses: 25,839.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,618.
Title: Payment of Gift/GST Tax and/or Application for Extension to
File Form 709.
OMB Number: 1545-1913.
Form Number: Form 8892
Abstract: Form 8892 was created to serve a dual purpose. First, the
form enables the taxpayers to request an extension of time to file Form
709 when they are not filing an individual income tax extension.
Second, it serves as a payment voucher for taxpayers who are filing an
individual income tax extension (by Form 4868) and will have a gift tax
balance due on Form 709.
Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at
this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 43 mins.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,200.
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.
Approved: February 3, 2015.
Christie A. Preston,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-02639 Filed 2-9-15; 8:45 am]
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