Federal Register: November 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 213)
DOCID: fr05no09-121 FR Doc E9-26652
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr05no09-121
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 941, 941-PR, 941- SS, Schedule B (Form 941), and Schedule B (Form 941-PR)
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 4, 2010 to be assured of consideration.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and
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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 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Forms 941
(Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return), 941PR (Planilla Para La
Declaracion Trimestral Del PatronoLaContribucion Federal Al Seguro
Social Y Al Seguro Medicare), 941SS (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax
ReturnAmerican Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Schedule B (Form 941)
(Employer's Record of Federal Tax Liability), and Schedule B (Form 941
PR) (Registro Suplementario De La Obligacion Contributiva Federal Del
Patrono).
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Title: Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return.
OMB Number: 15450029.
Form Numbers: 941, 941PR, 941SS, Schedule B (Form 941), and Schedule B (Form 941PR).
Abstract: Form 941 is used by employers to report payments made to employees subject to income and social security/Medicare taxes and the amounts of these taxes. Form 941PR is used by employers in Puerto Rico to report social security and Medicare taxes only. Form 941SS is used by employers in the U.S. possessions to report social security and Medicare taxes only. Schedule B is used by employers to record their employment tax liability.
Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals, individuals or households, notforprofit institutions, Federal government, and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Responses: 37,810,463.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 hours, 26 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 318,884,262.
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 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 shall 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.
Approved: October 15, 2009.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Reports Clearance Office.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Requests for additional information or copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Allan Hopkins at Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 6226665, or through the Internet at Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.