81_FR_27281 81 FR 27194 - Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special Projects Committee

81 FR 27194 - Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special Projects Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 87 (May 5, 2016)

Page Range27194-27195
FR Document2016-10618

An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special Projects Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27194-27195]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10618]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special Projects 
Committee

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special 
Projects Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is 
soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving 
customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Vinci at 1-888-912-1227 or 916-
974-5086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 
that a meeting of the Taxpayer

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Advocacy Panel Special Projects Committee will be held Tuesday, June 7, 
2016, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via teleconference. The public is 
invited to make oral comments or submit written statements for 
consideration. Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent 
to participate must be made with Kim Vinci. For more information please 
contact: Kim Vinci at 1-888-912-1227 or 916-974-5086, TAP Office, 4330 
Watt Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821, or contact us at the Web site: http://www.improveirs.org.
    The agenda will include a discussion on various special topics with 
IRS processes.

    Dated: May 2, 2016.
Otis Simpson,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2016-10618 Filed 5-4-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4830-01-P

27194 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 87 / Thursday, May 5, 2016 / Notices treat the PFIC as a qualified electing DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY suggestions on improving customer fund (QEF), and for PFIC shareholders service at the Internal Revenue Service. that wish to make a section 1295 Internal Revenue Service DATES: The meeting will be held election that will apply on a retroactive Wednesday, June 8, 2016. basis. Guidance is also provided on Open Meeting of the Taxpayer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otis revoking such elections. Advocacy Panel Joint Committee Simpson at 1–888–912–1227 or 202– Current Actions: There is no change to AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 317–3332. this existing regulation. Treasury. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Type of Review: Extension of a ACTION: Notice of meeting. hereby given pursuant to Section currently approved collection. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) Affected Public: Individuals or Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint that a meeting of the Taxpayer households, business or other for-profit Committee will be conducted. The Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance organization, and not-for-profit Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting Center Improvements Project Committee institutions. public comments, ideas, and will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Estimated Number of Respondents: suggestions on improving customer at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is 1,290. service at the Internal Revenue Service. invited to make oral comments or Estimated Time per Respondent: 29 DATES: The meeting will be held submit written statements for minutes. Wednesday, June 29, 2016. consideration. Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent Estimated Total Annual Burden FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim to participate must be made with Otis Hours: 623. Vinci at 1–888–912–1227 or 916–974– Simpson. For more information please 5086. The following paragraph applies to all contact: Otis Simpson at 1–888–912– of the collections of information covered SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 1227 or 202–317–3332, TAP Office, by this notice: hereby given pursuant to Section 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Room An agency may not conduct or 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 1509—National Office, Washington, DC sponsor, and a person is not required to Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 20224, or contact us at the Web site: respond to, a collection of information that an open meeting of the Taxpayer http://www.improveirs.org. Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be The committee will be discussing unless the collection of information held Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at 1:00 various issues related to the Taxpayer displays a valid OMB control number. p.m. Eastern Time via teleconference. Assistance Centers and public input is Books or records relating to a collection The public is invited to make oral welcomed. of information must be retained as long as their contents may become material comments or submit written statements Dated: May 2, 2016. in the administration of any internal for consideration. For more information Otis Simpson, please contact: Kim Vinci at 1–888– revenue law. Generally, tax returns and Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 912–1227 or 916–974–5086, TAP Office, tax return information are confidential, [FR Doc. 2016–10616 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am] 4330 Watt Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P or contact us at the Web site: http:// Request For Comments: Comments www.improveirs.org. submitted in response to this notice will The agenda will include various be summarized and/or included in the DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY committee issues for submission to the request for OMB approval. All IRS and other TAP related topics. Public Internal Revenue Service comments will become a matter of input is welcomed. public record. Comments are invited on: Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Dated: May 2, 2016. (a) Whether the collection of Advocacy Panel Special Projects information is necessary for the proper Otis Simpson, Committee performance of the functions of the Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. agency, including whether the [FR Doc. 2016–10615 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am] AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), information shall have practical utility; BILLING CODE 4830–01–P Treasury. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate ACTION: Notice of meeting. of the burden of the collection of DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY SUMMARY: An open meeting of the information; (c) ways to enhance the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special quality, utility, and clarity of the Internal Revenue Service Projects Committee will be conducted. information to be collected; (d) ways to The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is minimize the burden of the collection of Open Meeting of the Taxpayer soliciting public comments, ideas, and information on respondents, including Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance suggestions on improving customer through the use of automated collection Center Improvements Project service at the Internal Revenue Service. techniques or other forms of information Committee DATES: The meeting will be held technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Tuesday, June 7, 2016. maintenance, and purchase of services Treasury. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES to provide information. Vinci at 1–888–912–1227 or 916–974– ACTION: Notice of meeting. 5086. Approved: April 28, 2016. SUMMARY: The Taxpayer Advocacy SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Sara Covington, Panel Taxpayer Assistance Center hereby given pursuant to Section IRS Tax Analyst. Improvements Project Committee will 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory [FR Doc. 2016–10571 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am] conduct an open meeting and will Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) BILLING CODE 4830–01–P solicit public comments, ideas, and that a meeting of the Taxpayer VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 May 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 87 / Thursday, May 5, 2016 / Notices 27195 Advocacy Panel Special Projects OMB Number: 1545–1711. Regulation DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Committee will be held Tuesday, June 7, Project Number: REG–116050–99. 2016, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via Abstract: The final regulations relate Internal Revenue Service teleconference. The public is invited to to the carryover of certain tax attributes, make oral comments or submit written Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant such as earnings and profits and foreign Program; Availability of 2017 Grant statements for consideration. Due to income tax accounts, when two limited conference lines, notification of Application Package corporations combine in a section intent to participate must be made with 367(b) transaction. AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Kim Vinci. For more information please Treasury. contact: Kim Vinci at 1–888–912–1227 Current Actions: There is no change to this existing regulation. ACTION: Notice. or 916–974–5086, TAP Office, 4330 Watt Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821, or Type of Review: Extension of a SUMMARY: This document contains a contact us at the Web site: http:// currently approved collection. notice that the IRS has made available www.improveirs.org. Affected Public: Business or other for- the 2017 Grant Application Package The agenda will include a discussion profit organizations. and Guidelines (Publication 3319) for on various special topics with IRS organizations interested in applying for processes. Estimated Number of Respondents: 600. a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Dated: May 2, 2016. matching grant for the 2017 grant year, Otis Simpson, Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 which runs from January 1, 2017, hours. through December 31, 2017. The Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. [FR Doc. 2016–10618 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am] Estimated Total Annual Burden application period runs May 2, 2016, Hours: 1,800. through June 20, 2016. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P The following paragraph applies to all The IRS will award a total of up to of the collections of information covered $6,000,000 (unless otherwise provided DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY by this notice: by specific Congressional appropriation) to qualifying organizations, subject to Internal Revenue Service An agency may not conduct or the limitations of Internal Revenue Code sponsor, and a person is not required to section 7526. For fiscal year 2016, Proposed Collection; Comment respond to, a collection of information Congress appropriated a total of Request for Regulation Project unless the collection of information $12,000,000 in federal funds for LITC displays a valid OMB control number. grants. See Public Law 114–113. A AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Books or records relating to a collection qualifying organization may receive a Treasury. of information must be retained as long matching grant of up to $100,000 per ACTION: Notice and request for as their contents may become material year for up to a three-year project comments. in the administration of any internal period. Qualifying organizations that revenue law. Generally, tax returns and provide representation to low income SUMMARY: The Department of the tax return information are confidential, Treasury, as part of its continuing effort taxpayers involved in a tax controversy as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. with the IRS and educate individuals for to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and Request for Comments: Comments whom English is a second language other Federal agencies to take this submitted in response to this notice will (ESL) about their rights and opportunity to comment on proposed be summarized and/or included in the responsibilities under the Internal and/or continuing information request for OMB approval. All Revenue Code are eligible for a grant. collections, as required by the comments will become a matter of An LITC must provide services for free Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, public record. Comments are invited on: or for no more than a nominal fee. Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. (a) Whether the collection of Examples of qualifying organizations 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is information is necessary for the proper include: (1) A clinical program at an soliciting comments concerning Stock performance of the functions of the accredited law, business or accounting Transfer Rules: Carryover of Earnings agency, including whether the school whose students represent low and Taxes. information shall have practical utility; income taxpayers in tax controversies (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate with the IRS, and (2) an organization DATES: Written comments should be of the burden of the collection of exempt from tax under IRC § 501(a) received on or before July 5, 2016 to be information; (c) ways to enhance the whose employees and volunteers assured of consideration. quality, utility, and clarity of the represent low income taxpayers in tax ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments information to be collected; (d) ways to controversies with the IRS. to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal Revenue minimize the burden of the collection of In determining whether to award a Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution information on respondents, including grant, the IRS will consider a variety of Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. through the use of automated collection factors, including: (1) The number of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: techniques or other forms of information taxpayers who will be assisted by the Requests for additional information or technology; and (e) estimates of capital organization, including the number of copies of the regulation should be or start-up costs and costs of operation, ESL taxpayers in that geographic area; directed to Kerry Dennis, at Internal maintenance, and purchase of services (2) the existence of other LITCs assisting mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 to provide information. the same population of low income and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, ESL taxpayers; (3) the quality of the Approved: April 28, 2016. DC 20224, or through the internet, at program offered by the organization, Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. Tuawana Pinkston, including the qualifications of its SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IRS Reports Clearance Officer. administrators and qualified Title: Stock Transfer Rules: Carryover [FR Doc. 2016–10574 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am] representatives, and its record, if any, in of Earnings and Taxes. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P providing representation services to low VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 May 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1


Document Created: 2016-05-05 01:15:08
Document Modified: 2016-05-05 01:15:08
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
ContactKim Vinci at 1-888-912-1227 or 916- 974-5086.
FR Citation81 FR 27194 
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