Application to Adopt, Change, or Retain a Tax Year

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Form 1128 Application to Adopt, Change, or Retain a Tax Year	Form	Modified	Available
F1128_Pt I_III_brdn_busi.PDF	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-05-01	Available
F1128_Pt I_II_brdn_busi.PDF	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-05-01	Available
F1128.Sup Stmnt.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-05-01	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
39591	Application to Adopt, Change, or Retain a Tax Year	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-0134	ICR Reference No: 200704-1545-068
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200601-1545-053
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: CB-0134-068
Title: Application to Adopt, Change, or Retain a Tax Year
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: 07/13/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/10/2007
Terms of Clearance: This form is used by individual and other taxpayers. The portion of the burden imposed on individual taxpayers is approved under OMB Control Number 1545-0074. In its next submission under this OMB Control Number, the agency is instructed to ensure that the estimate of burden associated with this Control Number includes only the burden imposed on non-individual taxpayers. If the agency finds that the current burden estimate includes burden imposed on individual taxpayers, it must immediately submit an adjustment request that eliminates this double-counting.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2007
Responses	9,788	0	7,788
Time Burden (Hours)	232,066	0	230,119
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 1128 is needed in order to process taxpayers' request to change their tax year. All information requested is used to determine whether the application should be approved. Respondents are taxable and nontaxable entities including individuals, partnerships, corporations, estates, tax-exempt organizations and cooperatives.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 442 Name of Law: Change of annual accounting period
   US Code: 26 USC 6103 Name of Law: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
  

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:
	72 FR 8066	02/22/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 26682	05/10/2007
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
Application to Adopt, Change, or Retain a Tax Year	Form 1128	Application to Adopt, Change, or Retain a Tax Year

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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	9,788	7,788	0	2,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	232,066	230,119	0	1,947	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: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to revision of Form 1128, an additional line item was added, increasing number of responses to 9,788 and increasing burden hours to 232,066.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,853

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: 05/10/2007

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