Section 338 of the Internal Revenue
Code provides rules under which a qualifying stock acquisition is
treated as an asset acquisition (as "deemed asset acquisition")
when an appropriate election is made. Section 1060 provides rules
for the allocation of consideration when a trade or business is
transferred. The collection of information is necessary to make the
election, to calculate and collect the appropriate amount of tax
liability when a qualiifying stock acquisition is made, to
determine the person liable for such tax, and to determine the
bases of assets acquired in the deemed asset acquisition.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.