[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34991-34992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16615]


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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 
Voucher (Section 1446).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 31, 2001 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Garrick R. Shear, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 5244, 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, (202) 622-6665, Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 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 Voucher (Section 1446).
    OMB Number: 1545-1119.
    Form Number: 8804, 8805 and 8813.
    Abstract: Internal Revenue Code section 1446 requires partnerships 
that 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: 24 hr., 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

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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: June 26, 2001.
Garrick R. Shear,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-16615 Filed 6-29-01; 8:45 am]
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