82_FR_18608 82 FR 18534 - Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Deductibility, Substantiation, and Disclosure of Certain Charitable Contributions

82 FR 18534 - Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Deductibility, Substantiation, and Disclosure of Certain Charitable Contributions

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 74 (April 19, 2017)

Page Range18534-18534
FR Document2017-07920

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. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Deductibility, Substantiation, and Disclosure of Certain Charitable Contributions.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18534]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07920]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Deductibility, 
Substantiation, and Disclosure of Certain Charitable Contributions

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. Currently, the IRS is soliciting 
comments concerning Deductibility, Substantiation, and Disclosure of 
Certain Charitable Contributions.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 19, 2017 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie E. Brimmer, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224. Requests for additional information or copies of the 
regulation should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, 
or through the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Deductibility, Substantiation, and Disclosure of Certain 
Charitable Contributions.
    OMB Number: 1545-1464.
    Regulation Project Number: TD 8690.
    Abstract: This regulation provides guidance regarding the allowance 
of certain charitable contribution deductions, the substantiation 
requirements for charitable contributions of $250 or more, and the 
disclosure requirements for quid pro quo contributions in excess of 
$75. The regulations affect donee organizations described in Internal 
Revenue code section 170(c) and individuals and entities that make 
payments to these organizations.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the collection 
at this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,750,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour, 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,975,000.
    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: April 13, 2017.
Laurie E. Brimmer
IRS Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017-07920 Filed 4-18-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate               certain charitable contribution                         Approved: April 13, 2017.
                                                  of the burden of the collection of                      deductions, the substantiation                        Laurie E. Brimmer
                                                  information; (c) ways to enhance the                    requirements for charitable                           IRS Senior Tax Analyst.
                                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                    contributions of $250 or more, and the                [FR Doc. 2017–07920 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  information to be collected; (d) ways to                disclosure requirements for quid pro                  BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                                  minimize the burden of the collection of                quo contributions in excess of $75. The
                                                  information on respondents, including                   regulations affect donee organizations
                                                  through the use of automated collection                 described in Internal Revenue code                    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                  techniques or other forms of information                section 170(c) and individuals and
                                                  technology; and (e) estimates of capital                entities that make payments to these                  Internal Revenue Service
                                                  or start-up costs and costs of operation,               organizations.
                                                  maintenance, and purchase of services                                                                         Proposed Collection: Comment
                                                                                                             Current Actions: There are no changes              Request for Disclosure of Returns and
                                                  to provide information.
                                                                                                          being made to the collection at this                  Return Information in Connection With
                                                    Approved: April 6, 2017.                              time.                                                 Written Contracts or Agreements for
                                                  Laurie Brimmer,
                                                                                                             Type of Review: Extension of a                     the Acquisition of Property or Services
                                                  IRS Senior Tax Analyst.                                                                                       for Tax Administration Purposes
                                                                                                          currently approved collection.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–07921 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                                                                                             Affected Public: Individuals or                    AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
                                                                                                          households, business or other for-profit              Treasury.
                                                                                                          organizations, and not-for-profit                     ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                              institutions.                                         comments.
                                                                                                             Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                  Internal Revenue Service                                1,750,000.                                            SUMMARY:   The Department of the
                                                                                                                                                                Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
                                                  Proposed Collection: Comment                               Estimated Time per Respondent: 1                   to reduce paperwork and respondent
                                                  Request for Deductibility,                              hour, 8 minutes.                                      burden, invites the general public and
                                                  Substantiation, and Disclosure of                          Estimated Total Annual Burden                      other Federal agencies to take this
                                                  Certain Charitable Contributions                        Hours: 1,975,000.                                     opportunity to comment on proposed
                                                  AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                    The following paragraph applies to all             and/or continuing information
                                                  Treasury.                                               of the collections of information covered             collections, as required by the
                                                                                                          by this notice.                                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                  ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                                                                                Currently, the IRS is soliciting
                                                  comments.                                                  An agency may not conduct or                       comments concerning Disclosure of
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Department of the                        sponsor, and a person is not required to              Returns and Return Information in
                                                  Treasury, as part of its continuing effort              respond to, a collection of information               Connection With Written Contracts or
                                                  to reduce paperwork and respondent                      unless the collection of information                  Agreements for the Acquisition of
                                                  burden, invites the general public and                  displays a valid OMB control number.                  Property or Services for Tax
                                                  other Federal agencies to take this                     Books or records relating to a collection             Administration Purposes.
                                                  opportunity to comment on proposed                      of information must be retained as long               DATES: Written comments should be
                                                  and/or continuing information                           as their contents may become material                 received on or before June 19, 2017 to
                                                  collections, as required by the                         in the administration of any internal                 be assured of consideration.
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                        revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
                                                                                                                                                                ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                  Currently, the IRS is soliciting                        tax return information are confidential,              to Laurie E. Brimmer, Internal Revenue
                                                  comments concerning Deductibility,                      as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.                        Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
                                                  Substantiation, and Disclosure of                          Request for Comments: Comments                     Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
                                                  Certain Charitable Contributions.                       submitted in response to this notice will             Requests for additional information or
                                                  DATES: Written comments should be                       be summarized and/or included in the                  copies of the regulation should be
                                                  received on or before June 19, 2017 to                  request for OMB approval. All                         directed to Martha R. Brinson, Internal
                                                  be assured of consideration.                            comments will become a matter of                      Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
                                                  ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                  public record. Comments are invited on:               Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                  to Laurie E. Brimmer, Internal Revenue                  (a) Whether the collection of                         DC 20224, or through the Internet at
                                                  Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution                   information is necessary for the proper               Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.                       performance of the functions of the                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Requests for additional information or                  agency, including whether the                           Title: Disclosure of Returns and
                                                  copies of the regulation should be                      information shall have practical utility;             Return Information in Connection With
                                                  directed to Martha R. Brinson, Internal                 (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate             Written Contracts or Agreements for the
                                                  Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111                        of the burden of the collection of                    Acquisition of Property or Services for
                                                  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                    information; (c) ways to enhance the                  Tax Administration Purposes.
                                                  DC 20224, or through the Internet at                    quality, utility, and clarity of the                    OMB Number: 1545–1821.
                                                  Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.                               information to be collected; (d) ways to                Regulation Project Number: TD 9327.
                                                                                                          minimize the burden of the collection of                Abstract: The regulations clarify that
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                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Title: Deductibility, Substantiation,                 information on respondents, including                 redisclosures of returns and return
                                                  and Disclosure of Certain Charitable                    through the use of automated collection               information by contractors to agents or
                                                  Contributions.                                          techniques or other forms of information              subcontractors are permissible, and that
                                                    OMB Number: 1545–1464.                                technology; and (e) estimates of capital              the penalty provisions, written
                                                    Regulation Project Number: TD 8690.                   or start-up costs and costs of operation,             notification requirements, and safeguard
                                                    Abstract: This regulation provides                    maintenance, and purchase of services                 requirements are applicable to these
                                                  guidance regarding the allowance of                     to provide information.                               agents and subcontractors. Section


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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 June 19, 2017 to be assured of consideration.
FR Citation82 FR 18534 

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