[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 238 (Monday, December 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58090-58091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22704]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns and Related
Forms, Schedules, Attachments, and Published Guidance
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following
information collection requests 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 should be received on or before January 14, 2026 to be
assured of consideration.
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 Spencer W. Clark by emailing [email protected], calling
(202) 927-5331, or viewing the entire information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Title: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
OMB Control Number: 1545-0074.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Description: IRC sections 6011 & 6012 of the Internal Revenue Code
require individuals to prepare and file income tax returns annually.
These forms, schedules, and attachments are used by
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individuals to report their income tax liability. This information
collection covers the burden associated with preparing and submitting
individual income tax returns and related forms, schedules, and
attachments, and complying with published guidance.
Current Actions: There have been changes in regulatory guidance
related to various forms approved under this approval package during
the past year. There have been additions and removals of forms included
in this approval package. This approval package is being submitted for
renewal purposes.
Form: 1040 series and all related forms, schedules, attachments,
and published guidance.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 170,100,000.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 170,100,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 11 hours, 27 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,948,000,000.
Estimated Monetized Time ($): 42,028,000,000.
Estimated Out-of-Pocket Costs ($): 49,760,000,000.
Estimated Total Monetized Burden ($): 91,788,000,000.
Note: Total Monetized Burden = Monetized Time + Out-of-Pocket
Costs
Tax Compliance Burden
Tax compliance burden is defined as the time and money taxpayers
spend to comply with their tax filing responsibilities. Time-related
activities include recordkeeping, tax planning, gathering tax
materials, learning about the law, and completing and submitting the
return. Out-of-pocket costs include expenses such as purchasing tax
software, paying a third-party preparer, and printing and postage. Tax
compliance burden does not include a taxpayer's tax liability, economic
inefficiencies caused by sub-optimal choices related to tax deductions
or credits, or psychological costs.
Burden Estimates for U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns and Related Forms, Schedules, Attachments, and Published Guidance
[Fiscal Year 2026]
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Program change Program
Program change due to change due
Fiscal year 2025 due to technical legislative to agency Fiscal year 2026
adjustment adjustment adjustment
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Number of Respondents.......................................... 168,800,000 1,300,000 0 0 170,100,000
Time (Hours)................................................... 2,129,000,000 (213,000,000) 32,000,000 0 1,948,000,000
Monetized Time................................................. $44,997,000,000 ($3,678,000,000) $709,000,000 $0 $42,028,000,000
Out-of-Pocket Costs............................................ $48,683,000,000 $175,000,000 $902,000,000 $0 $49,760,000,000
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Total Monetized Burden *................................... $93,680,000,000 ($3,503,000,000) $1,611,000,000 $0 $91,788,000,000
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Source: IRS:RAAS:KDA:BRDN (10-1-2025).
* Total Monetized Burden = Monetized Time + Out-of-Pocket Costs.
Note: Reported time and cost burdens are national averages and do not necessarily reflect a ``typical'' case. Most taxpayers experience lower than
average burden, with taxpayer burden varying considerably by taxpayer type.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-22704 Filed 12-12-25; 8:45 am]
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