[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 28945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11724]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1120-C

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 1120-C, U.S. Income Tax Return for Cooperative Associations.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 15, 2013 
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 Katherine 
Dean, (202) 622-3186, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6242, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: U.S. Income Tax Return for Cooperative Associations.
    OMB Number: 1545-2052.
    Form Number: 1120-C.
    Abstract: IRS Code section 1381 requires subchapter T cooperatives 
to file returns. Previously, farmers' cooperatives filed Form 990-C and 
other subchapter T cooperatives filed Form 1120. If the subchapter T 
cooperative does not meet certain requirements, the due date of their 
return is two and one-half months after the end of their tax year which 
is the same as the due date for all other corporations. The due date 
for income tax returns filed by subchapter T cooperatives who meet 
certain requirements is eight and one-half months after the end of 
their tax year. Cooperatives who filed their income tax returns on Form 
1120 were considered to be late and penalties were assessed since they 
had not filed by the normal due date for Form 1120. Due to the 
assessment of the penalties, burden was placed on the taxpayer and on 
the IRS employees to resolve the issue. Proposed regulations (Reg-
149436-04) published in the Federal Register (71 FR 43811), proposes 
that all subchapter T cooperatives will file Form 1120-C, U.S. Income 
Tax Return for Cooperative Associations.
    Current Actions: Beginning with tax year 2011, Schedule A 
previously found at the top of page 2 has been deleted. This schedule 
has been replaced with the stand alone Form 1125-A. Schedule E 
previously found on page 3 has been deleted. This schedule has been 
replaced with the stand alone Form 1125-E. Old lines 25, 26a, 26b, 26c, 
and 26d have been reformatted into new lines 25a, 25b, 25c, 26a, 26b, 
and 26c. These changes are based on comments we received from the 
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 111 hours, 54 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 335,700.
    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: May 6, 2013.
R. Joseph Durbala,
OMB Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-11724 Filed 5-15-13; 8:45 am]
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