81 FR 7191 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 5306

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 27 (February 10, 2016)

Page Range		7191-7191
FR Document		2016-02596

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 5306, Application for Approval of Prototype or Employer Sponsored Individual Retirement Account.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 5306

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 5306, Application for Approval of Prototype or Employer Sponsored 
Individual Retirement Account.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 11, 2016 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Sara Covington, 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, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for Approval of Prototype or Employer Sponsored 
Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
    OMB Number: 1545-0390.
    Form Number: 5306.
    Abstract: This application is used by employers who want to 
establish an individual retirement account trust to be used by their 
employees. The application is also used by banks and insurance 
companies that want to establish approved prototype individual 
retirement accounts or annuities. The data collected is used to 
determine if the individual retirement account trust or annuity 
contract meets the requirements of Code section 408(a), 408(b), or 
408(c) so that the IRS may issue an approval letter.
    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 for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 13 hr., 8 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,244.
    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 start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Approved: February 3, 2016.
Sara Covington,
IRS Tax Analyst.
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information shall have practical utility; Form Number: 5306. Approved: February 3, 2016.
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Abstract: This application is used by Sara Covington,
of the burden of the collection of employers who want to establish an IRS Tax Analyst.
information; (c) ways to enhance the individual retirement account trust to be [FR Doc. 2016–02596 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am]
quality, utility, and clarity of the used by their employees. The BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
information to be collected; (d) ways to application is also used by banks and
minimize the burden of the collection of insurance companies that want to
information on respondents, including establish approved prototype individual DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
through the use of automated collection retirement accounts or annuities. The
techniques or other forms of information data collected is used to determine if the Internal Revenue Service
technology; and (e) estimates of capital individual retirement account trust or
or start-up costs and costs of operation, Proposed Collection; Comment
annuity contract meets the requirements
maintenance, and purchase of services Request for Form 1041–QFT
of Code section 408(a), 408(b), or 408(c)
to provide information. so that the IRS may issue an approval AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Approved: February 3, 2016. letter. Treasury.
Allan Hopkins, Current Actions: There are no changes ACTION: Notice and request for
Tax Analyst. being made to the form at this time. comments.
[FR Doc. 2016–02598 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] Type of Review: Extension of a SUMMARY: The Department of the
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P currently approved collection. Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
Affected Public: Business or other for- to reduce paperwork and respondent
profit organizations. burden, invites the general public and
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Estimated Number of Respondents: other Federal agencies to take this
Internal Revenue Service 600. opportunity to comment on proposed
Estimated Time per Respondent: 13 and/or continuing information
Proposed Collection; Comment hr., 8 min. collections, as required by the
Request for Form 5306 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Public Law 104–13(44 U.S.C.
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Hours: 8,244.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
Treasury. The following paragraph applies to all soliciting comments concerning Form
ACTION: Notice and request for of the collections of information covered 1041–QT, U. S. Income Tax Return for
comments. by this notice: Qualified Funeral Trusts.
An agency may not conduct or DATES: Written comments should be
SUMMARY: The Department of the sponsor, and a person is not required to
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort received on or before April 11, 2016 to
respond to, a collection of information be assured of consideration.
to reduce paperwork and respondent unless the collection of information
burden, invites the general public and ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
displays a valid OMB control number. to Sara Covington, Internal Revenue
other Federal agencies to take this Books or records relating to a collection
opportunity to comment on proposed Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
of information must be retained as long Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
and/or continuing information as their contents may become material
collections, as required by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
in the administration of any internal
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Requests for additional information or
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. copies of the form and instructions
tax return information are confidential,
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is should be directed to Sara Covington at
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
soliciting comments concerning Form Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129,
5306, Application for Approval of Request for Comments: Comments 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Prototype or Employer Sponsored submitted in response to this notice will Washington, DC 20224 or through the
Individual Retirement Account. be summarized and/or included in the internet at Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov.
request for OMB approval. All SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES: Written comments should be
comments will become a matter of Title: U.S. Income Tax Return for
received on or before April 11, 2016 to
public record. Comments are invited on: Qualified Funeral Trusts.
be assured of consideration.
(a) Whether the collection of OMB Number: 1545–1593.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments information is necessary for the proper Form Number: 1041–QFT.
to Sara Covington, Internal Revenue performance of the functions of the Abstract: Internal Revenue Code
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution agency, including whether the section 685 allows the trustee of a
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. information shall have practical utility; qualified funeral trust to elect to report
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate and pay the tax for the trust. Form
Requests for additional information or of the burden of the collection of 1041–QFT is used for this purpose. The
copies of the form and instructions information; (c) ways to enhance the IRS uses the information on the form to
should be directed to Sara Covington, at quality, utility, and clarity of the determine that the trustee filed the
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information to be collected; (d) ways to proper return and paid the correct tax.
1111 Constitution Avenue NW., minimize the burden of the collection of Current Actions: There are no changes
Washington, DC 20224, or through the information on respondents, including being made to the form at this time.
internet, at Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov. through the use of automated collection Type of Review: Extension of a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: techniques or other forms of information currently approved collection.
Title: Application for Approval of technology; and (e) estimates of capital Affected Public: Businesses or other
Prototype or Employer Sponsored or start-up costs and costs of operation, for-profit organizations.
Individual Retirement Account (IRA). maintenance, and purchase of services Estimated Number of Respondents:
OMB Number: 1545–0390. to provide information. 15,000.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be received on or before April 11, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Sara Covington, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 7191

81 FR 7191 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 5306

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYInternal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 27 (February 10, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service