Foreign Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1116 Foreign Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust) Form	Modified
ombat2.doc Supplementary Document	2007-07-20
1116.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-07-20
Worksheet B Burden.PDF Supplementary Document	2007-07-19
Worksheet A Burden.PDF Supplementary Document	2007-07-19
Line 17 Burden.PDF Supplementary Document	2007-07-19
Line 4 Burden.PDF Supplementary Document	2007-07-19
Line 2 Burden.PDF Supplementary Document	2007-07-19
1116 Burden.PDF Supplementary Document	2007-07-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
39545	Foreign Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-0121	ICR Reference No: 200707-1545-014
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200511-1545-043
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: ah-0121-014
Title: Foreign Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust)
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: 11/20/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/17/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2010	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2007
Responses	4,143,255	0	4,143,255
Time Burden (Hours)	22,093,974	0	22,385,174
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 1116 is used by individuals (including nonresident aliens) estates or trusts who paid foreign income taxes on U.S. taxable income to compute the foreign tax credit. This information is used by the IRS to verify the foreign tax credit.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 904 Name of Law: Limitation on credit.
   US Code: 26 USC 901 Name of Law: Taxes of foreign countries and of possessions of United States
  

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 23893	05/01/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 44609	08/08/2007
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
Foreign Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust)	1116	Foreign TAx credit

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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	4,143,255	4,143,255	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,093,974	22,385,174	0	-291,200	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There was a net loss of 3 line items on this form.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,775

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: 08/17/2007

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