[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15202-15203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7675]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 8804, 8805, and 
8813

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 8804, Annual Return for Partnership Withholding Tax (Section 
1446), Form 8805, Foreign Partner's Information Statement of Section 
1446 Withholding Tax, and Form 8813, Partnership Withholding Tax 
Payment (Section 1446).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 1, 1999 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Garrick R. Shear, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 5571, 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 Martha R. 
Brinson, (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue Service, room 5571, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Annual Return for Partnership Withholding Tax (Section 1446) 
(Form 8804), Foreign Partner's Information Statement of Section 1446 
Withholding Tax (Form 8805), and Partnership Withholding Tax Payment 
(Section 1446) (Form 8813).
    OMB Number: 1545-1119.
    Form Number: 8804, 8805, and 8813.
    Abstract: Internal Revenue Code section 1446 requires partnerships 
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are engaged in the conduct of a trade or business in the United States 
to pay a withholding tax if they have effectively connected taxable 
income that is allocable to foreign partners. The partnerships use Form 
8813 to make payments of withholding tax to the IRS. They use Forms 
8804 and 8805 to make annual reports to provide the IRS and affected 
partners with information to assure proper withholding, crediting to 
partners' accounts and compliance.
    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 and 
individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 24hr., 14 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 121,200.
    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.
    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; 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: March 11, 1999.
Garrick R. Shear,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-7675 Filed 3-29-99; 8:45 am]
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