82 FR 39156 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request Relating to CPEO Forms

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 158 (August 17, 2017)

Page Range		39156-39157
FR Document		2017-17364

The Internal Revenue Service, 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 Form 14737, Request for Voluntary IRS Certification of a Professional Employer Organization (Application), Form 14737-A, CPEO Responsible Individual Personal Attestation, Form 14751 Certified Professional Employer Organization Surety Bond, Form 8973, Certified Professional Employer Organization/Customer Reporting Agreement.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request Relating to CPEO 
Forms

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 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 Form 14737, Request for Voluntary IRS Certification 
of a Professional Employer Organization (Application), Form 14737-A, 
CPEO Responsible Individual Personal Attestation, Form 14751 Certified 
Professional Employer Organization Surety Bond, Form 8973, Certified 
Professional Employer Organization/Customer Reporting Agreement.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 16, 
2017 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 
Please send separate comments for each specific information collection 
listed below. You must reference the information collection's title, 
form number, reporting or record-keeping requirement number, and OMB 
number (if any) in your comment. To obtain additional information, or 
copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any 
comments received, contact LaNita Van Dyke, at Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, 
or through the internet, at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, the IRS is seeking comments 
concerning the following forms, and reporting and record-keeping 
requirements:

Certified Professional Employer Organization (CPEO)

    OMB Number: 1545-2266.
    Form Numbers: 14737 and 14737-A, 14751, and 8973.
    Abstract: Section 206 of the Achieving a Better Life Experience 
(ABLE) Act passed Dec. 19, 2014) created the Certified Professional 
Employer Organization (CPEO) designation. The application, attestation 
and supporting information will be used by IRS to qualify professional 
employer organizations to become and remain a Certified Professional 
Employer Organization, which entitles them to certain tax benefits. 
This certification is renewed annually and the CPEO will submit annual 
and quarterly financial statements in addition to supporting 
documentation. Responsible individuals will submit annual attestation 
forms and fingerprint cards. Form 14737, Request for Voluntary IRS 
Certification of a Professional Employer Organization (Application), 
Form 14737-A, CPEO Responsible Individual Personal Attestation, Form 
14751, Certified Professional Employer Organization Surety Bond, and 
Form 8973, Certified Professional Employer Organization/Customer 
Reporting Agreement, will only be used by program applicants and 
related responsible individuals.
    Current Actions: There are no changes in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB. This form is being submitted for renewal 
purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations & 
individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,725.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 52.66 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 90,830.
    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 our request for Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information 
collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Please 
do not include any confidential or inappropriate material in your 
comments.
    We invite comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions, 
including whether the information has 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 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,

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maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the requested 
information.

    Approved: August 8, 2017.
L. Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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concerning these communities. ACT SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, will submit annual attestation forms and
members present the interested public’s as part of its continuing effort to reduce fingerprint cards. Form 14737, Request
observations about current or proposed paperwork and respondent burden, for Voluntary IRS Certification of a
IRS policies, programs and procedures, invites the general public and other Professional Employer Organization
as well as suggest improvements. The Federal agencies to take this (Application), Form 14737–A, CPEO
Secretary of the Treasury will appoint opportunity to comment on proposed Responsible Individual Personal
ACT members, who will serve three- and/or continuing information Attestation, Form 14751, Certified
year terms. ACT members will not be collections, as required by the Professional Employer Organization
paid for their time or services. ACT Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Surety Bond, and Form 8973, Certified
members will be reimbursed for their Currently, the IRS is soliciting Professional Employer Organization/
travel-related expenses to attend comments concerning Form 14737, Customer Reporting Agreement, will
working sessions and public meetings, Request for Voluntary IRS Certification only be used by program applicants and
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5703. of a Professional Employer Organization related responsible individuals.
The Secretary of the Treasury invites (Application), Form 14737–A, CPEO Current Actions: There are no changes
those individuals, organizations and Responsible Individual Personal in the paperwork burden previously
groups affiliated with employee plans, Attestation, Form 14751 Certified approved by OMB. This form is being
exempt organizations, tax-exempt Professional Employer Organization submitted for renewal purposes only.
bonds, and federal, state, local and Surety Bond, Form 8973, Certified Type of Review: Extension of a
Indian tribal governments to nominate Professional Employer Organization/ currently approved collection.
individuals for membership on the ACT. Customer Reporting Agreement. Affected Public: Business or other for-
Nominations should describe and DATES: Written comments should be profit organizations & individuals.
document the proposed member’s received on or before October 16, 2017 Estimated Number of Respondents:
qualifications for ACT membership, to be assured of consideration. 1,725.
including the nominee’s past or current ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Estimated Time per Respondent:
affiliations and dealings with the to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue 52.66 hours.
particular community or segment of the Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Estimated Total Annual Burden
community that he or she would Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. Hours: 90,830.
represent (such as, employee plans). Please send separate comments for each The following paragraph applies to all
Nominations should also specify the specific information collection listed of the collections of information covered
vacancy for which they wish to be below. You must reference the by this notice:
considered. The Department of the information collection’s title, form An agency may not conduct or
Treasury seeks a diverse group of number, reporting or record-keeping sponsor, and a person is not required to
members representing a broad spectrum requirement number, and OMB number respond to, a collection of information
of persons experienced in employee (if any) in your comment. To obtain unless the collection of information
plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt additional information, or copies of the displays a valid OMB control number.
bonds, and federal, state, local and information collection and instructions, Books or records relating to a collection
Indian tribal governments. Nominees or copies of any comments received, of information must be retained as long
must go through a clearance process contact LaNita Van Dyke, at Internal as their contents may become material
before selection by the Department of Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 in the administration of any internal
the Treasury. In accordance with Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
Department of the Treasury Directive DC 20224, or through the internet, at tax return information are confidential,
21–03, the clearance process includes, Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
among other things, pre-appointment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, Request for Comments: Comments
and annual tax checks, and an FBI the IRS is seeking comments concerning submitted in response to this notice will
criminal and subversive name check, the following forms, and reporting and be summarized and/or included in our
fingerprint check and security record-keeping requirements: request for Office of Management and
clearance. Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant
Certified Professional Employer information collection. All comments
Mark F. O’Donnell, Organization (CPEO) will become a matter of public record.
Designated Federal Officer, Tax Exempt and Please do not include any confidential
OMB Number: 1545–2266.
Government Entities Division, Internal or inappropriate material in your
Revenue Service.
Form Numbers: 14737 and 14737–A,
14751, and 8973. comments.
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Abstract: Section 206 of the We invite comments on: (a) Whether
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Achieving a Better Life Experience the collection of information is
(ABLE) Act passed Dec. 19, 2014) necessary for the proper performance of
created the Certified Professional the agency’s functions, including
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Employer Organization (CPEO) whether the information has practical
Internal Revenue Service designation. The application, attestation utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
and supporting information will be used estimate of the burden of the collection
Proposed Information Collection; by IRS to qualify professional employer of information; (c) ways to enhance the
organizations to become and remain a quality, utility, and clarity of the
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Organization, which entitles them to minimize the burden of the collection of
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), certain tax benefits. This certification is information on respondents, including
Treasury. renewed annually and the CPEO will the use of automated collection
submit annual and quarterly financial techniques or other forms of information
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statements in addition to supporting technology; and (e) estimates of capital
comments.
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82 FR 39156 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request Relating to CPEO Forms

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYInternal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 158 (August 17, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service