U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1120-POL U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations Form	Modified
1120POL.Sup.doc Supporting Statement A	2006-08-08
brdn_busi.pdf Supplementary Document	2006-08-08
ombat2.doc Supplementary Document	2006-08-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
16967	U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-0129	ICR Reference No: 200608-1545-018
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200308-1545-016
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: JD-0129-018
Title: U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/18/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/18/2006
Terms of Clearance: In its next submission of this information collection, the agency is instructed to confirm that the Line of Business and Subfunction under the Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Module are indicated and correct.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2009	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2006
Responses	6,527	0	6,527
Time Burden (Hours)	239,150	0	239,150
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Certain political organizations file Form 1120-POL to report the tax imposed by section 527. The form is used to designate a principal business campaign committee that is subject to a lower rate of tax under section 527(h). IRS uses Form 1120-POL to determine if the proper tax was paid.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 527 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 26 USC 528 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 33339	06/08/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 47865	08/18/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations	1120-POL	U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	6,527	6,527	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	239,150	239,150	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $22,887

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? No

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: 08/18/2006

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