[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79077-79078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26916]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request Relating to CPEO 
Forms

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 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 14737, Request for 
Voluntary IRS Certification of a Professional Employer Organization 
(Application),Form 14737-A, CPEO Responsible Individual Personal 
Attestation, Form 14751 Certified Professional Employer Organization 
Surety Bond, Form 8973, Certified Professional Employer Organization/
Customer Reporting Agreement and TD 9860, Certified Professional 
Employer Organizations.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 8, 
2021 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Paul Adams, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 
Please send separate comments for each specific information collection 
listed below. You must reference the information collection's title, 
form number, reporting or record-keeping requirement number, and OMB 
number (if any) in your comment. To obtain additional information, or 
copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any 
comments received, contact Sara Covington, (737) 800 -6149, or Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20224, or through the internet, at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is seeking comments concerning the 
following forms, and reporting and record-keeping requirements:
    Title: Certified Professional Employer Organization (CPEO).
    OMB Number: 1545-2266.
    Form Numbers: 14737 and 14737-A, 14751, 8973 and TD 9860.
    Abstract: Section 206 of the Achieving a Better Life Experience 
(ABLE) Act passed Dec. 19, 2014) created the Certified Professional 
Employer Organization (CPEO) designation. The application, attestation 
and supporting information will be used by IRS to qualify professional 
employer organizations to become and remain a Certified Professional 
Employer Organization, which entitles them to certain tax benefits. 
This certification is renewed annually and the CPEO will submit annual 
and quarterly financial statements in addition to supporting 
documentation. Responsible individuals will submit annual attestation 
forms and fingerprint cards. Form 14737, Request for Voluntary IRS 
Certification of a Professional Employer Organization (Application), 
Form 14737-A, CPEO Responsible Individual Personal Attestation, Form 
14751, Certified Professional Employer Organization Surety Bond, Form 
8973, Certified Professional Employer Organization/Customer Reporting 
Agreement, and TD 9860, Certified Professional Employer Organizations, 
will only be used by program applicants and related responsible 
individuals.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the forms 
previously approved by OMB. However, there were an increase in the 
total estimated number of filers from (1,725 to 42,205) and a total 
burden increase from (90,830, to 91,065). This collection is being 
submitted for renewal purposes.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations & 
individuals.
    Form 14737:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 145 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,400.
    Form 14737-A:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 565.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,300.
    Form 14751:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 170.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 340.
    Form 8973:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 41,350.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 62,025.
    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 our request for Office of 
Management and

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Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information collection. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Please do not include 
any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments.
    We invite comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions, 
including whether the information has 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 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 the 
requested information.

    Approved: December 2, 2020.
Sara L. Covington,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-26916 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
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