The types of taxpayer activities measured in the model are:

The methodology incorporates results from a burden survey of 14,932 taxpayers conducted in 2000 and 2001, and estimates taxpayer burden based on those survey results. Summary level results using this methodology are presented in the table below.

Taxpayer Burden Estimates

Time burden is broken out by taxpayer activity. The largest component of time burden is record keeping at roughly 58 percent for all taxpayers, as opposed to form completion and submission at only about 14 percent. In addition, the time burden associated with form completion and submission activities are closely tied to preparation method. That is, these time burden estimates fluctuate according to preparation method.

Both time and cost average burdens are national averages, and do not necessarily reflect a ``typical'' case. The average time burden for all taxpayers filing a 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ in 2006 was 26.5 hours, with an average cost of $207 per return. This average includes all associated forms and schedules, across all preparation methods and all taxpayer activities. Taxpayers filing Form 1040 had an average burden of 34.0 hours, and taxpayers filing Form 1040A and Form 1040EZ averaged 10.2 hours. However, within each of these estimates, there is significant variation in taxpayer activity. Similarly, tax preparation fees vary extensively depending on the taxpayer's tax situation and issues, the type of professional preparer and geographic area.

The data shown are the best estimates from tax returns filed for 2006 currently available as of July 20, 2007. The estimates are subject to change as new forms and data become available. The estimates do not include burden associated with postfiling activities. However, operational IRS data indicate that electronically prepared and efiled returns have fewer errors, implying a lower overall postfiling burden. Taxpayer Burden Model

The tables below show burden estimates by form type for Tax Years 2004, 2005, and 2006. The data are being presented for these three years, because the 2006 estimates are based on an updated version of the ITBM. This updated version takes into account technical adjustments using improved data on taxpayer filing activities. Note that changes in burden reported for TY 2004 and 2005 versus prior published estimates, reflect not a change in actual burden but rather a change in methodology. Therefore, three years of data are presented below, based on the new methodology to show relative changes in burden over the past three years.
PRA Submission to OMB

Title: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.

OMB Number: 15450074.

Form Numbers: Form 1040 and Schedules A, B, C, CEZ, D, D1, E, EIC, F, H, J, R, and SE; Form 1040A and Schedules 1, 2 and 3; Form 1040EZ; and all attachments to these forms (see the Appendix to this notice).

Abstract: These forms are used by individuals to report their income tax liability. The data is used to verify that the items reported on the forms are correct, and also for general statistics use.

Current Actions: Changes are being made to some of the forms. These changes have resulted in an overall increase of 361,564,830 total hours in taxpayer burden previously approved by OMB.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 133,912,900.

Total Estimated Time: 3.55 billion hours (3,548,691,850 hours).

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 26.5 hours.

Total Estimated OutofPocket Costs: $27.7 billion ($27,719,970,300).

Estimated OutofPocket Cost Per Respondent: $207.

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 will 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 startup costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
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Appendix
Filed by
Form individuals and Title others
1040........................ ............... U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. 1040 A...................... ............... U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. 1040 EZ..................... ............... Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents. 1040 X...................... ............... Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. 1040 NR..................... ............... U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return. 1040 NREZ.................. ............... U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Nonresident Aliens With No Dependents. 926......................... X Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation. 970......................... X Application To Use LIFO Inventory Method. [[Page 70937]]
972......................... X Consent of Shareholder To Include Specific Amount in Gross Income. 982......................... X Reduction of Tax Attributes Due To Discharge of Indebtedness (and Section 1082 Basis Adjustment). 1040 ASCH 1................ ............... Interest and Ordinary Dividends for Form 1040A Filers.
1040 ASCH 2................ ............... Child and Dependent Care Expenses for Form 1040A Filers.
1040 ASCH 3................ ............... Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled+F66 for Form 1040A Filers. 1040 ESE................... ............... Estimated Tax for Individuals. 1040 ESOCR................. ............... Estimated Tax for Individuals (Optical Character Recognition Without Form 1040V). 1040 ESOCRV............... ............... Payment Voucher. 1040 ESOTC................. ............... Estimated Tax for Individuals. 1040 ES/VOCR............... ............... Estimated Tax for Individuals (Optical Character Recognition With Form 1040V). 1040 SCH A.................. ............... Itemized Deductions. 1040 SCH B.................. ............... Interest and Ordinary Dividends.
1040 SCH C.................. X Profit or Loss From Business.
1040 SCH CEZ............... X Net Profit From Business. 1040 SCH D.................. ............... Capital Gains and Losses. 1040 SCH D1................ ............... Continuation Sheet for Schedule D. 1040 SCH E.................. X Supplemental Income and Loss.
1040 SCH EIC................ ............... Earned Income Credit. 1040 SCH F.................. X Profit or Loss From Farming.
1040 SCH H.................. X Household Employment Taxes.
1040 SCH J.................. ............... Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen. 1040 SCH R.................. ............... Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled. 1040 SCH SE................. ............... SelfEmployment Tax. 1040 V...................... ............... Payment Voucher. 1040 VOCR.................. ............... Payment Voucher. 1040 VOCRES............... ............... Payment Voucher. 1045........................ X Application for Tentative Refund.
1116........................ X Foreign Tax Credit. 1128........................ X Application To Adopt, Change, or Retain a Tax Year.
1310........................ ............... Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer. 2106 EZ..................... ............... Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses. 2106........................ ............... Employee Business Expenses.
2120........................ ............... Multiple Support Declaration. 2210 F...................... X Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen.
2210........................ X Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts. 2350........................ ............... Application for Extension of Time To File U.S. Income Tax Return. 2439........................ X Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed LongTerm Capital Gains. 2441........................ ............... Child and Dependent Care Expenses.
2555 EZ..................... ............... Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.
2555........................ ............... Foreign Earned Income. 2848........................ X Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative. 3115........................ X Application for Change in Accounting Method. 3468........................ X Investment Credit. 3520........................ X Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts. 3800........................ X General Business Credit. 3903........................ ............... Moving Expenses. 4029........................ ............... Application for Exemption From Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Waiver of Benefits. 4070 A...................... ............... Employee's Daily Record of Tips.
4070........................ ............... Employee's Report of Tips to Employer. 4137........................ ............... Social Security and Medicare Tax on Unreported Tip Income. 4136........................ X Credit for Federal Tax Paid On Fuels. 4255........................ X Recapture of Investment Credit.
4361........................ ............... Application for Exemption From SelfEmployment Tax for Use by Ministers, Members of Religious Orders, and Christian Science Practitioners. 4562........................ X Depreciation and Amortization. 4563........................ ............... Exclusion of Income for Bona Fide Residents of American Samoa. 4684........................ X Casualties and Thefts. 4797........................ X Sales of Business Property.
4835........................ ............... Farm Rental Income and Expenses.
4852........................ ............... Substitute for Form W2 or Form 1099R. 4868........................ ............... Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Individual U.S. Income Tax Return. 4952........................ X Investment Interest Expense Deduction. 4970........................ X Tax on Accumulation Distribution of Trusts. 4972........................ X Tax on LumpSum Distributions. 5074........................ ............... Allocation of Individual Income Tax To Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
5213........................ X Election To Postpone Determination as To Whether the Presumption Applies That an Activity Is Engaged in for Profit.
5329........................ ............... Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and Other TaxFavored Accounts.
5471 SCH J.................. X Accumulated Earnings and Profits (E&P) of Controlled Foreign Corporation. [[Page 70938]]
5471 SCH M.................. X Transactions Between Controlled Foreign Corporation and Shareholders or Other Related Persons. 5471 SCH N.................. X Return of Officers, Directors, and 10%or More Shareholders of a Foreign Person Holding Company.
5471 SCH O.................. X Organization or Reorganization of Foreign Corporation, and Acquisitions and Dispositions of Its Stock.
5471........................ X Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect To Certain Foreign Corporations. 5713 SCH A.................. X International Boycott Factor (Section 999(c)(1)). 5713 SCH B.................. X Specifically Attributable Taxes and Income (Section 999(c)(2)). 5713 SCH C.................. X Tax Effect of the International Boycott Provisions. 5713........................ X International Boycott Report.
5754........................ X Statement by Person(s) Receiving Gambling Winnings.
5884........................ X Work Opportunity Credit. 6198........................ X AtRisk Limitations. 6251........................ ............... Alternative Minimum Tax Individuals. 6252........................ X Installment Sale Income. 6478........................ X Credit for Alcohol Used as Fuel.
6765........................ X Credit for Increasing Research Activities. 8082........................ X Notice of Inconsistent Treatment or Administrative Adjustment Request (AAR).
6781........................ X Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles. 8271........................ X Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number.
8275 R...................... X Regulation Disclosure Statement.
8275........................ X Disclosure Statement. 8283........................ X Noncash Charitable Contributions. 8332........................ ............... Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents.
8379........................ ............... Injured Spouse Claim and Allocation. 8396........................ ............... Mortgage Interest Credit. 8453 OL..................... ............... U.S. Individual Income Tax Declaration for an IRS efile Online Return.
8453........................ ............... U.S. Individual Income Tax Declaration for an IRS efile Return. 8582 CR..................... X Passive Activity Credit Limitations. 8582........................ X Passive Activity Loss Limitations. 8586........................ X LowIncome Housing Credit.
8594........................ X Asset Acquisition Statement.
8606........................ ............... Nondeductible IRAs. 8609 SCH A.................. X Annual Statement. 8611........................ X Recapture of LowIncome Housing Credit. 8615........................ ............... Tax for Children Under Age 14 With Investment Income of More Than $1,600.
8621 A...................... X Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections to End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company.
8621........................ X Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. 8689........................ ............... Allocation of Individual Income Tax To the Virgin Islands.
8693........................ X LowIncome Housing Credit Disposition Bond. 8697........................ X Interest Computation Under the LookBack Method for Completed LongTerm Contracts. 8801........................ X Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax Individuals, Estates, and Trusts. 8812........................ ............... Additional Child Tax Credit.
8814........................ ............... Parents' Election To Report Child's Interest and Dividends. 8815........................ ............... Exclusion of Interest From Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989. 8818........................ ............... Optional Form To Record Redemption of Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989. 8820........................ X Orphan Drug Credit. 8821........................ X Tax Information Authorization. 8822........................ X Change of Address. 8824........................ X LikeKind Exchanges. 8826........................ X Disabled Access Credit. 8828........................ ............... Recapture of Federal Mortgage Subsidy. 8829........................ ............... Expenses for Business Use of Your Home. 8830........................ X Enhanced Oil Recovery Credit.
8832........................ X Entity Classification Election.
8833........................ X TreatyBased Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701(b)
8834........................ X Qualified Electric Vehicle Credit. 8835........................ X Renewable Electricity and Refined Coal Production Credit.
8836 SCH A.................. ............... Third Party Affidavit. 8836 SCH B.................. ............... Third Party Affidavit. 8836 SP..................... ............... Comprobante de Residencia para los Hijos(as) Calificados(as). 8836 SPSCH A............... ............... Declaracion Jurada del Tercero.
8836 SPSCH B............... ............... Declaracion Jurada del Tercero.
8836........................ ............... Qualifying Children Residency Statement. 8838........................ X Consent To Extend the Time To Assess Tax Under Section 367Gain Recognition Statement. 8839........................ ............... Qualified Adoption Expenses.
8840........................ ............... Closer Connection Exception Statement for Aliens.
8843........................ ............... Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals With a Medical Condition. 8844........................ X Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Employment Credit. 8845........................ X Indian Employment Credit. 8846........................ X Credit for Employer Social Security and Medicare Taxes Paid on Certain Employee Tips. [[Page 70939]]
8847........................ X Credit for Contributions to Selected Community Development Corporations. 8853........................ ............... Archer MSAs and LongTerm Care Insurance Contracts.
8854........................ ............... Initial and Annual Expatriation Information Statement.
8858........................ X Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Foreign Disregarded Entities. 8858 SCH M.................. X Transactions Between Controlled Foreign Disregarded Entity and Filer or Other Related Entities.
8859........................ ............... District of Columbia FirstTime Homebuyer Credit.
8860........................ X Qualified Zone Academy Bond Credit. 8861........................ X WelfaretoWork Credit. 8862........................ ............... Information to Claim Earned Income Credit After Disallowance. 8863........................ ............... Education Credits. 8864........................ X Biodiesel Fuels Credit. 8865 SCH K1................ X Partner's Share of Income, Credits, Deductions, etc. 8865 SCH O.................. X Transfer of Property to a Foreign Partnership. 8865 SCH P.................. X Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Changes of Interests in a Foreign Partnership. 8865........................ X Return of U.S. Persons With Respect To Certain Foreign Partnerships. 8866........................ X Interest Computation Under the LookBack Method for Property Depreciated Under the Income Forcast Method. 8873........................ X Extraterritorial Income Exclusion.
8874........................ X New Markets Credit. 8878 SP..................... ............... Autorizacion de firma para presentar por medio del IRS efile Solicitud de prorroga del plazo.
8878........................ ............... IRS efile Signature Authorization for Application for Extension of Time to File.
8879 SP..................... ............... Autorizacion de firma para presentar por medio del IRS efile. 8879........................ ............... IRS efile Signature Authorization. 8880........................ ............... Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions. 8881........................ X Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs.
8882........................ X Credit for Employer Provided Childcare Facilities and Services. 8885........................ ............... Health Coverage Tax Credit.
8886........................ X Reportable Transaction Disclosure Statement. 8889........................ ............... Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
8891........................ ............... U.S. Information Return for Beneficiaries of Certain Cana. 8896........................ X Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Production Credit. 8898........................ ............... Statement for Individuals Who Begin or End Bona Fide Residence in a U.S. Possession. 8900........................ X Qualified Railroad Track Maintenance Credit. 8901........................ ............... Information on Qualifying Children Who Are Not Dependents (For Child Tax Credit Only). 8903........................ X Domestic Production Activities Deduction. 9465 SP..................... ............... Peticion para un Plan de Pagos a Plazos. 9465........................ ............... Installment Agreement Request.
SS4........................ X Application for Employer Identification Number. SS8........................ X Determination of Employee Work Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding. T (Timber).................. X Forest Activities Schedules.
W4 P....................... ............... Withholding Certificate for Pension or Annuity Payments.
W4 S....................... ............... Request for Federal Income Tax Withholding From Sick Pay. W4 SP...................... ............... Certificado de descuentos del(la) empleado(a) para la retencion. W4 V....................... ............... Voluntary Withholding Request.
W4......................... ............... Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate. W5 SP...................... ............... Certificado del pago por adelantado del Credito por Ingreso del Trabajo. W5......................... ............... Earned Income Credit Advance Payment Certificate. W7 A....................... ............... Application for Taxpayer Identification Number for Pending U.S. Adoptions.
W7 SP...................... ............... Solicitud de Numero de Identicacion Personal del Contribuyente el Servicio de Impuestos Internos.
W7......................... ............... Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. Notice 16092005............ ............... Deduction for Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings.
8906........................ ............... Distills Spirits Credit. 8908........................ ............... Energy Efficient Home Credit.
8910........................ ............... Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit.
8911........................ ............... Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit.
8914........................ ............... Exemption Amount For Taxpayers Housing Individuals Displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 8915........................ ............... Qualified Hurricane Retirement Plan Distribution and Repayments. 1040ES (NR)................. ............... U.S. Estimated Tax for Nonresident Alien Individuals. 2350 SP..................... ............... Solicitud de Prorroga para Presentar la Declaracion del Impuesto sobre el Ingreso de los Estados Unidos. 4868 SP..................... ............... Solicitud de Prorroga Automatica para Presentar la Declaracion del Impuesto sobre el Ingreso Personal de los Estados Unidos. 5695........................ ............... Residential Energy Credits.
8888........................ ............... Direct Deposit of Refund to More Than One Account.
8907........................ ............... Nonconventional Source Fuel Credit. 8913........................ X Credit For Federal Telephone Excise Tax Paid.
8919........................ ............... Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages. [[Page 70940]]

Clearance Officer: Glenn P. Kirkland, (202) 6223428, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 3957316, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E724152 Filed 121207; 8:45 am]
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