U.S. Corporation Short-Form Income Tax Return

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 1120-A U.S. Corporation Short-Form Income Tax Return	Form	Modified	Available
SS1120a.wpd	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2006-07-31	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
39854	U.S. Corporation Short-Form Income Tax Return	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-0890	ICR Reference No: 200607-1545-049
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200411-1545-029
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: AH-0890-049
Title: U.S. Corporation Short-Form Income Tax Return
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/03/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/04/2006
Terms of Clearance: In its next submission of this information collection, the agency is instructed to provide the Line of Business and Subfunction under the Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Module.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2009	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2006
Responses	262,446	0	262,446
Time Burden (Hours)	19,626,221	0	19,534,172
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 1120-A is used by small corporations, those with less than $500,000 of income and assets, to compute their taxable income and tax liability. The IRS uses Form 1120-A to determine whether corporations have correctly computed their tax liability.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 6012(a)(2) Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 16418	03/31/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 149	08/03/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
U.S. Corporation Short-Form Income Tax Return	1120-A	U. S. Corporation Short-Form Income Tax Return

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	262,446	262,446	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	19,626,221	19,534,172	0	92,049	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We added 2 line items to the form and a checkbox which resulted in a burden increase of 91,949 hours. The correct amount for the estimated number of responses is 262,446. And the correct total burden is 19,626,221 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $45,814

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/04/2006

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