[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 160 (Thursday, August 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42156-42157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19939]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 990-T

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 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 19, 
2009 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to R. Joseph Durbala, 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 Dawn Bidne at 
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622-3933, or through the Internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return.
    OMB Number: 1545-0687.
    Form Number: Form 990-T.
    Abstract: Form 990-T is used to report and compute the unrelated 
business income tax imposed on exempt organizations by Internal Revenue 
Code section 511 and the proxy tax imposed by Code section 6033(e). The 
form provides the IRS with the information necessary to determine that 
the tax has been properly computed.
    Current Actions: This form has been revised for the 2009 tax year 
with three fewer checkboxes that are no longer applicable. This 
deletion resulted in a burden decrease of 27,085 hours resulting in a 
new total burden of 5,244,139 hours.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 37,103.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 141 hours, 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,244,139.
    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

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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 11, 2009.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-19939 Filed 8-19-09; 8:45 am]
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