81 FR 186 pgs. 66126-66127 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
Type: NOTICEVolume: 81Number: 186Pages: 66126 - 66127
Pages: 66126, 66127Docket number: [REG-107186-00]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2016-23164 Filed 9-23-16; 8:45 am]
Agency: Treasury Department
Sub Agency: Internal Revenue Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
[REG-107186-00]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
AGENCY:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION:
Notice and request for comments.
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 an existing final regulation, REG-107186-00 (TD 9114), Electronic Payee Statements (§§?1.6041-2, 1.6050S-2, 1.6050S-4, and 31.6051-1).
DATES:
Written comments should be received on or before November 25, 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 regulations should be directed to Sara Covington at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electronic Payee Statements.
OMB Number: 1545-1729.
Regulation Project Number: REG-107186-00 (TD 9114).
Abstract: In general, under these regulations, a person required to furnish a statement on Form W-2 under Code sections 6041(d) or 6051, or Forms 1098-T or 1098-E under Code section 6050S, may furnish these statements electronically if the recipient consents to receive them electronically, and if the person furnishing the statement (1) makes certain disclosures to the recipient, (2) annually notifies the recipient that the statement is available on a Web site, and (3) provides access to the statement on that Web site for a prescribed period of time.
Current Actions: There is no change to these existing regulations.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, and individual or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 28,449,495.
Estimated Average Annual Burden per Respondents/Recordkeepers: 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting/Recording Hours: 2,844,950.
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.
[top] 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
Approved: September 20, 2016.
Tuawana Pinkston,
IRS Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016-23164 Filed 9-23-16; 8:45 am]
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