[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61851-61852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24379]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural 
Employees

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing [email protected], calling (202) 
622-

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8922, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    Title: Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees.
    OMB Control Number: 1545-0035.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a currently 
approved collection.
    Description: Agricultural employers must prepare and file Form 943 
and Form 943-PR (Puerto Rico only) to report and pay FICA taxes and 
income tax voluntarily withheld (Form 943 only). Agricultural employees 
may attach Forms 943-A and 943A-PR to Forms 943 and 943-PR to show 
their tax liabilities for semiweekly periods. The information is used 
to verify that the correct tax has been paid. Form 943 (Schedule R) 
allows (1) an agent appointed by an employer or payer or (2) a customer 
who enters into a contract that meets the requirements under 7705(e)(2) 
or (3) a client who enters into a service agreement described under 
Regulations section 31.3504-2(b)(2) with a Certified Professional 
Employer Organization, to allocate information reported on Form 943 to 
each client.
    Form Numbers: IRS Form 943, IRS Form 943-PR, IRS Form 943-A, IRS 
Form 943A-PR, IRS Form 943X, IRS Form 943-X(PR), and IRS Form 943--
Schedule R.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 965,698.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 965,698.
    Estimated Time per Response: 14 hours 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,533,994 hours.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: November 3, 2021.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24379 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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