[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 31304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11650]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 4506T-EZ, 4506-T-EZ 
(SP)

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 4506T-EZ, Short Form Request for Individual Tax Return Transcript, 
and 4506T-EZ(SP), Formulario Abreviado para la Solicitud de un Trasunto 
de la Declaracion de Impuestos Personales.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 18, 2016 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 6526, 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 R. Joseph 
Durbala, (202) 317-5746, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Short Form Request for Individual Tax Return Transcript 
(4506T-EZ); Formulario Abreviado para la Solicitud de un Trasunto de la 
Declaracion de Impuestos Personales (4506T-EZ(SP)).
    OMB Number: 1545-2154.
    Form Number: Form 4506T-EZ, Form 4506T-EZ (SP).
    Abstract: Subject to such requirements and conditions as the 
Secretary may prescribe by regulation, section 6103(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code authorizes the Internal Revenue Service to disclose a 
taxpayer's return or return information to such person or persons as 
the taxpayer may designate in a request for or consent to such 
disclosure, or to any other person at the taxpayer's request to the 
extent necessary to comply with the taxpayer's request to such other 
person for information or assistance. This regulation (Sec.  
301.6103(c)-1), contains the requirements that must be met before, and 
the conditions under which, the Internal Revenue Service may make such 
disclosures.
    Individuals can use Form 4506T-EZ to request a tax return 
transcript that includes most lines of the original tax return. The tax 
return transcript will not show payments, penalty assessments, or 
adjustments made to the originally filed return. Form 4506T-EZ (SP) is 
the Spanish translated version of the Form 4507T-EZ. It is also used to 
request a tax return transcript that includes most lines of the 
original tax return.
    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: Individuals or Households, Farms, and Businesses 
and other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,100,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 47 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 870,000.
    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 9, 2016.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016-11650 Filed 5-17-16; 8:45 am]
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