80_FR_44571 80 FR 44428 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 7004

80 FR 44428 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 7004

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)

Page Range44428-44429
FR Document2015-18362

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 Form 7004, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-18362]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 7004

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 
Form 7004, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain 
Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 25, 
2015 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Christie Preston, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Sara 
Covington, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain 
Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns.
    OMB Number: 1545-0233.
    Form Number: 7004.
    Abstract: Form 7004 is used by corporations and certain nonprofit 
institutions to request an automatic extension of time to file their 
income tax returns. The information is needed by IRS to determine 
whether Form 7004 was timely filed so as not to impose a late filing 
penalty in error and also to insure that the proper amount of tax was 
computed and deposited.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to this form at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations and 
non-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,834,328.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 hr., 46 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 19,216,744.
    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

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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 start-up costs 
and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to 
provide information.

    Approved: July 16, 2015.
Christie Preston,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-18362 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              opportunity to comment on proposed                          The following paragraph applies to                 soliciting comments concerning Form
                                              and/or continuing information                            the collections of information covered                7004, Application for Automatic
                                              collections, as required by the                          by this notice:                                       Extension of Time To File Certain
                                              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                            An agency may not conduct or                       Business Income Tax, Information, and
                                              Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.                             sponsor, and a person is not required to              Other Returns.
                                              3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is                    respond to, a collection of information               DATES: Written comments should be
                                              soliciting comments concerning                           unless the collection of information                  received on or before September 25,
                                              Revenue Procedure 2013–30, Uniform                       displays a valid OMB control number.                  2015 to be assured of consideration.
                                              Late S Corporation Election Revenue                      Books or records relating to a collection             ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                              Procedure.                                               of information must be retained as long               to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue
                                              DATES: Written comments should be
                                                                                                       as their contents may become material                 Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
                                              received on or before September 25,                      in the administration of any internal                 Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
                                              2015 to be assured of consideration.                     revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
                                                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       tax return information are confidential,
                                              ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                                                                         Requests for additional information or
                                                                                                       as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
                                              to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue                       Request for Comments: Comments                     copies of the form and instructions
                                              Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution                    submitted in response to this notice will             should be directed to Sara Covington,
                                              Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.                        be summarized and/or included in the                  Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129,
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         request for OMB approval. All                         1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                              Requests for additional information or                   comments will become a matter of                      Washington, DC 20224, or through the
                                              copies of the revenue procedures should                  public record. Comments are invited on:               internet at Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov.
                                              be directed to Sara Covington, at                        (a) Whether the collection of                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129,                     information is necessary for the proper                  Title: Application for Automatic
                                              1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,                            performance of the functions of the                   Extension of Time To File Certain
                                              Washington, DC 20224, through the                        agency, including whether the                         Business Income Tax, Information, and
                                              internet at Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov.                    information shall have practical utility;             Other Returns.
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                OMB Number: 1545–0233.
                                                 Title: Revenue Procedure 2013–30,                     of the burden of the collection of                       Form Number: 7004.
                                              Uniform Late S Corporation Election                      information; (c) ways to enhance the                     Abstract: Form 7004 is used by
                                              Revenue Procedure.                                       quality, utility, and clarity of the                  corporations and certain nonprofit
                                                 OMB Number: 1545–1548.                                information to be collected; (d) ways to              institutions to request an automatic
                                                 Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue                     minimize the burden of the collection of              extension of time to file their income tax
                                              Procedure 2013–30.                                       information on respondents, including                 returns. The information is needed by
                                                 Abstract: Revenue Procedure 2013–30                   through the use of automated collection               IRS to determine whether Form 7004
                                              provides a simplified method for                         techniques or other forms of information              was timely filed so as not to impose a
                                              taxpayers to request relief for late S                   technology; and (e) estimates of capital              late filing penalty in error and also to
                                              corporation elections, Electing Small                    or start-up costs and costs of operation,             insure that the proper amount of tax was
                                              Business Trust (ESBT) elections,                         maintenance, and purchase of services                 computed and deposited.
                                              Qualified Subchapter S Trust (QSST)                      to provide information.                                  Current Actions: There are no changes
                                              elections, Qualified Subchapter S                                                                              being made to this form at this time.
                                              Subsidiary (Q Sub) elections, and late                     Approved: July 21, 2015.                               Type of Review: Extension of a
                                              corporate classification elections which                 Allan Hopkins,                                        currently approved collection.
                                              the taxpayer intended to take effect on                  IRS Reports Clearance Officer.                           Affected Public: Businesses or other
                                              the same date that the taxpayer intended                 [FR Doc. 2015–18366 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]           for-profit organizations and non-profit
                                              that an S corporation election for the                   BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                institutions.
                                              entity should take effect. Generally, this                                                                        Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                              revenue procedure facilitates the grant                                                                        2,834,328.
                                              of relief to taxpayers that request relief               DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                               Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 hr.,
                                              previously provided in numerous other                                                                          46 min.
                                              revenue procedures by consolidating the                  Internal Revenue Service                                 Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                              provisions of those revenue procedures                                                                         Hours: 19,216,744.
                                                                                                       Proposed Collection; Comment                             The following paragraph applies to all
                                              into one revenue procedure and                           Request for Form 7004
                                              extending relief in certain                                                                                    of the collections of information covered
                                              circumstances. Revenue Procedures 97–                    AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),               by this notice:
                                              48, 2003–43, 2004–48, 2004–49, and                       Treasury.                                                An agency may not conduct or
                                              2007–62 are affected.                                    ACTION: Notice and request for                        sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                 Current Actions: There are no changes                 comments.                                             respond to, a collection of information
                                              being made to these revenue procedures                                                                         unless the collection of information
                                              at this time.                                            SUMMARY:  The Department of the                       displays a valid OMB control number.
                                                 Type of Review: Extension of a                        Treasury, as part of its continuing effort            Books or records relating to a collection
                                              currently approved collection.                           to reduce paperwork and respondent                    of information must be retained as long
                                                 Affected Public: Business or other for-               burden, invites the general public and                as their contents may become material
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                                              profit organizations.                                    other Federal agencies to take this                   in the administration of any internal
                                                 Estimated Number of Respondents:                      opportunity to comment on proposed                    revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
                                              50,000.                                                  and/or continuing information                         tax return information are confidential,
                                                 Estimated Average Time per                            collections, as required by the                       as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
                                              Respondent varies: .5 hours to 1 hour.                   Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                         Request for Comments: Comments
                                                 Estimated Total Annual Burden                         Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.                          submitted in response to this notice will
                                              Hours: 50,000.                                           3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is                 be summarized and/or included in the


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                                              request for OMB approval. All                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Approved: July 15, 2015.
                                              comments will become a matter of                            Title: Conclusive Presumption of                   Christie Preston,
                                              public record. Comments are invited on:                  Worthlessness of Debts Held by Banks.                 IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
                                              (a) Whether the collection of                               OMB Number: 1545–1254.                             [FR Doc. 2015–18382 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                              information is necessary for the proper
                                              performance of the functions of the                         Regulation Project Number: FI–34–91.               BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

                                              agency, including whether the                               Abstract: Section 1.166–2(d)(3) of this
                                              information shall have practical utility;                regulation allows a bank to elect to
                                                                                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                              (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                determine the worthlessness of debts by
                                              of the burden of the collection of                       using a method of accounting that                     Internal Revenue Service
                                              information; (c) ways to enhance the                     conforms worthlessness for tax purposes
                                              quality, utility, and clarity of the                     to worthlessness for regulatory                       Agency Information Collection
                                              information to be collected; (d) ways to                 purposes, and establish a conclusive                  Activity; Proposed Collection
                                              minimize the burden of the collection of                 presumption of worthlessness. An
                                                                                                       election under this regulation is treated             AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
                                              information on respondents, including                                                                          Treasury.
                                              through the use of automated collection                  as a change in accounting method.
                                                                                                                                                             ACTION: Notice and request for
                                              techniques or other forms of information                    Current Actions: There is no change to
                                                                                                                                                             comments.
                                              technology; and (e) estimates of capital                 these existing regulations.
                                              or start-up costs and costs of operation,                   Type of Review: Extension of a                     SUMMARY:    The Department of the
                                              maintenance, and purchase of services                    currently approved collection.                        Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
                                              to provide information.                                     Affected Public: Business or other for-            to reduce paperwork and respondent
                                                Approved: July 16, 2015.                               profit organizations.                                 burden, invites the general public and
                                              Christie Preston,                                           Estimated Number of Respondents:                   other Federal agencies to take this
                                              IRS Reports Clearance Officer.                           200.                                                  opportunity to comment on proposed
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–18362 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]                                                                    and/or continuing information
                                                                                                          Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
                                                                                                                                                             collections, as required by the
                                              BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                   minutes.
                                                                                                                                                             Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
                                                                                                          Estimated Total Annual Burden                      Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                       Hours: 50.                                            3506(c)(2)(A)).
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                                                                          The following paragraph applies to all
                                                                                                                                                             DATES: Written comments should be
                                              Internal Revenue Service                                 of the collections of information covered
                                                                                                                                                             received on or before September 25,
                                                                                                       by this notice:
                                              Proposed Collection; Comment                                                                                   2015 to be assured of consideration.
                                                                                                          An agency may not conduct or
                                              Request for Regulation Project                                                                                 ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                                                                       sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                                                                                                                             to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue
                                              AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                  respond to, a collection of information
                                                                                                                                                             Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
                                              Treasury.                                                unless the collection of information
                                                                                                                                                             Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
                                              ACTION: Notice and request for                           displays a valid OMB control number.
                                                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              comments.                                                Books or records relating to a collection
                                                                                                       of information must be retained as long               Requests for additional information or
                                              SUMMARY:   The Department of the                         as their contents may become material                 copies of the regulations should be
                                              Treasury, as part of its continuing effort               in the administration of any internal                 directed to Allan Hopkins at Internal
                                              to reduce paperwork and respondent                       revenue law. Generally, tax returns and               Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
                                              burden, invites the general public and                   tax return information are confidential,              Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                              other Federal agencies to take this                      as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.                        DC 20224, or through the Internet at
                                              opportunity to comment on proposed                                                                             Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.
                                                                                                          Request for Comments: Comments
                                              and/or continuing information                                                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                       submitted in response to this notice will
                                              collections, as required by the                                                                                   Title: Transfers of Securities Under
                                                                                                       be summarized and/or included in the
                                              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.                                                                          Certain Agreements.
                                                                                                       request for OMB approval. All                            OMB Number: 1545–0770.
                                              L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).                     comments will become a matter of
                                              Currently, the IRS is soliciting                                                                                  Regulation Project Number: FI–182–
                                                                                                       public record. Comments are invited on:               78.
                                              comments concerning conclusive                           (a) Whether the collection of
                                              presumption of worthlessness of debts                                                                             Abstract: Section 1058 of the Internal
                                                                                                       information is necessary for the proper               Revenue Code provides tax-free
                                              held by banks (section 1.166–2).                         performance of thefunctions of the                    treatment for transfers of securities
                                              DATES: Written comments should be                        agency, including whether the                         pursuant to a securities lending
                                              received on or before September 25,                      information shall have practical utility;             agreement. The agreement must be in
                                              2015 to be assured of consideration.                     (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate             writing and is used by the taxpayer, in
                                              ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                   of the burden of the collection of                    a tax audit situation, to justify
                                              to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue                    information; (c) ways to enhance the                  nonrecognition treatment of gain or loss
                                              Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution                    quality, utility, and clarity of the                  on the exchange of the securities.
                                              Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.                        information to be collected; (d) ways to                 Current Actions: There is no change to
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         minimize the burden of the collection of              this existing regulation.
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                                              Requests for additional information or                   information on respondents, including                    Type of Review: Extension of a
                                              copies of the regulations should be                      through the use of automated collection               currently approved collection.
                                              directed to Allan Hopkins at Internal                    techniques or other forms of information                 Affected Public: Business or other for-
                                              Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111                         technology; and (e) estimates of capital              profit organizations, individuals, and
                                              Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                     or start-up costs and costs of operation,             not-for-profit institutions.
                                              DC 20224, or through the Internet at                     maintenance, and purchase of services                    Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                              Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.                                 to provide information.                               11,742.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be received on or before September 25, 2015 to be assured of consideration.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Sara Covington, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 44428 

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