REG-246249-96 (Final) Information Reporting Requirements for Certain Payments Made on Behalf of Another Person, Payments to Joint Payees, and Payments of Gross Proceeds from Sale Involving
ICR 200208-1545-032
OMB: 1545-1705
Federal Form Document
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REG-246249-96 (Final)
Information Reporting Requirements for Certain Payments Made on
Behalf of Another Person, Payments to Joint Payees, and Payments of
Gross Proceeds from Sale Involving
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
The regulation under section 6041
clarifies who is the payee for information reporting purposes if a
check or other instrument is made payable to joint payees, provides
information reporting requirements for escrow agents and other
persons making payments on behalf of another person, and clarifies
that the amount to be reported as paid is the gross amount of the
payment. The regulation also removes investment advisers from the
list of exempt recipients for information reporting purposes under
section 6045.
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.