[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77704-77705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31445]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 944, Form 944(SP), 
Form 944-X, Form 944-X (SP), and 944-X (PR).

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

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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 944, Employer's Annual Employment Tax Return, 
Form 944(SP), Declaracion Federal Anual de Impuestos del Patrono o 
Empleador, and Form 944-X, Adjusted Employer's Annual Federal Tax 
Return or Claim for Refund, 944-X (SP) Ajuste a la Declaraci[oacute]n 
Federal ANUAL del Patrono o Reclamaci[oacute]n de Reembolso, and 944-X 
(PR) Ajuste a la Declaraci[oacute]n Federal ANUAL del Patrono o 
Reclamaci[oacute]n de Reembolso.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 16, 
2016 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Michael Joplin, 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 Kerry Dennis, 
at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Employer's Annual Employment Tax Return.
    OMB Number: 1545-2007.
    Form Number: Forms 944, 944(SP), 944-X, 944-X(SP), and 944-X (PR).
    Abstract: The information on Form 944 will be collected to ensure 
the smallest nonagricultural and non-household employers are paying the 
correct amount of social security tax, Medicare tax, and withheld 
federal income tax. Information on line 13 will be used to determine if 
employers made any required deposits of these taxes. Form 944(SP) is 
the Spanish version of the Form 944. 944-X and Form 944-X(SP) is used 
to correct errors made on Form 944.
    Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB. This form is being submitted for renewal 
purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individual or households, Businesses and other 
for-profit organizations, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, 
Local, and tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,010,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 hours 33 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,702,300.
    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: December 7, 2015.
Michael Joplin,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-31445 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am]
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