[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 49457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21291]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 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
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning
employer's quarterly federal tax return, adjusted employer's quarterly
federal tax return or claim for refund, and allocation schedule for
aggregated filers.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 30,
2018 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317-
5751 or Internal Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington DC 20224, or through the internet, at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return), 941-PR (Planilla
Para La Declaracion Trimestral Del Patrono-LaContribucion Federal Al
Seguro Social Y Al Seguro Medicare), 941-SS (Employer's Quarterly
Federal Tax Return--American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), 941-X, Adjusted
Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund, 941-X(PR),
Ajuste a la Declaracion Federal Trimestral del Patrono o Reclamacion de
Reembolso, Schedule R, Allocation Schedule for Aggregated Form 941
Filers, Schedule B (Form 941) (Employer's Record of Federal Tax
Liability), and Schedule B (Form 941-PR) (Registro Suplementario De La
Obligacion Contributiva Federal Del Patrono).
OMB Number: 1545-0029.
Form Number: 941, 941-PR, 941-SS, 941-X, 941-X(PR), Schedule B
(Form 941), Schedule B (Form 941-PR), Schedule R (Form 941), 941-SS-V,
941-V, 941-X, 941-X(PR).
Abstract: Forms 941 (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return), 941-
PR (Planilla Para La Declaracion Trimestral Del Patrono-LaContribucion
Federal Al Seguro Social Y Al Seguro Medicare), 941-SS (Employer's
Quarterly Federal Tax Return--American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), 941-X,
Adjusted Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund,
941-X(PR), Ajuste a la Declaracion Federal Trimestral del Patrono o
Reclamacion de Reembolso, Schedule R, Allocation Schedule for
Aggregated Form 941 Filers, Schedule B (Form 941) (Employer's Record of
Federal Tax Liability), Schedule B (Form 941-PR) (Registro
Suplementario De La Obligacion Contributiva Federal Del Patrono), and
Form 8974 Qualified Small Business Payroll Tax Credit for Increasing
Research Activities.
Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the burden
associated with the collection at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations and
individuals, individuals or households, not-for-profit institutions,
Federal government, and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 38,861,546.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10.345 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 402,024,858.
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: September 24, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018-21291 Filed 9-28-18; 8:45 am]
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