Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Schedule 8 (Form 8 Form 8849, Sch 8, Registered Credit Issuers	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Schedule 6 (Form 8 Form 8849, Sch 6, Other Claims	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form Schedule 5 (Form 8 Form 8849, Sch 5, Section 4081(e) Claims	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Schedule 3 (Form 8 Form 8849, Sch 3, Certain Fuel Mixtures and the Alternative Fuel Credit	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Schedule 2 (Form 8 Form 8849, Sch 2, Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Schedule 1 (Form 8 Form 8849, Sch 1, Nontaxable Use of Fuels	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Form 8849 Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form Form 8849 Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Sch 8_F8849_brdn_busi.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available
Sch 6_F8849_brdn_busi.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available
Sch 5_F8849_brdn_busi.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available
Sch 3_F8849_brdn_busi.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available
Sch 2_F8849_brdn_busi.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available
Sch 1_F8849_brdn_busi.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available
F8849_brdn_busi.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available
2007_TNT_103_28_Update.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available
Sup Stmnt_F8849.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-09-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
45449	Form 8849, Sch 8, Registered Credit Issuers	Form and Instruction	Modified
45394	Form 8849, Sch 6, Other Claims	Form and Instruction	Modified
45393	Form 8849, Sch 5, Section 4081(e) Claims	Form and Instruction	Modified
45392	Form 8849, Sch 3, Certain Fuel Mixtures and the Alternative Fuel Credit	Form and Instruction	Modified
45391	Form 8849, Sch 2, Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors	Form and Instruction	Modified
45390	Form 8849, Sch 1, Nontaxable Use of Fuels	Form and Instruction	Modified
18295	Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes	Form and Instruction	Removed
181934	Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1420	ICR Reference No: 200709-1545-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200609-1545-023
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: CB-1420-006
Title: Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/02/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/13/2007
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2008	04/30/2008	04/30/2008
Responses	313,391	0	471,391
Time Burden (Hours)	3,032,610	0	5,447,607
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: IRC sections 6402, 6404, 6511 and sections 301.6402-2, 301.6404-1, and 301.6404-3 of the regulations, allow for refunds of taxes (except income taxes) or refund, abatement, or credit of interest, penalties, and additions to tax in the event of errors or certain actions by IRS. Form 8849 is used by taxpayers to claim refunds of excise taxes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 6404 Name of Law: Abatements
   US Code: 26 USC 6103 Name of Law: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
   US Code: 26 USC 6402 Name of Law: Authority to make credits or refunds
   US Code: 26 USC 6511 Name of Law: Limitations on credit or refund
  

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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form 8849, Sch 5, Section 4081(e) Claims	Schedule 5 (Form 8849)	Section 4081 (e) Claims
Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes	Form 8849	Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes
Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes	Form 8849	Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes
Form 8849, Sch 1, Nontaxable Use of Fuels	Schedule 1 (Form 8849)	Nontaxable Use of Fuels
Form 8849, Sch 6, Other Claims	Schedule 6 (Form 8849)	Other Claims
Form 8849, Sch 8, Registered Credit Issuers	Schedule 8 (Form 8849)	Registered Credit Card Issuers
Form 8849, Sch 2, Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors	Schedule 2 (Form 8849)	Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors
Form 8849, Sch 3, Certain Fuel Mixtures and the Alternative Fuel Credit	Schedule 3 (Form 8849)	Certain Fuel Mixtures

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	313,391	471,391	0	-158,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,032,610	5,447,607	0	-2,414,997	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Form 8849, Instructions and some of the Schedules were revised, causing an addition of 6 code references and 4 line items. These changes resulted in an overall decrease of burden hours to 3,032,610.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 09/13/2007

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