Form W-12 - IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Application

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Documents and Forms

Document Name Document Type
Form W-12 Form W-12 - IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Application Form
Form W-12 (Instructions).pdf Instruction
W-12 Form W-12 - IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number Form W-12.pdf Form
Updated 2010 Burden Computation - W-12.PDF 2010 Burden IC Document

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IC Title:	Form W-12 - IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Application	Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No		IC Status: New

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 31 CFR 300

Information Collection Instruments:

Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form	W-12	Form W-12 - IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Application	Form W-12.pdf		Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable
Instruction			Form W-12 (Instructions).pdf		Yes	No	Printable Only

Line of Business: General Government

Subfunction: Taxation Management

Privacy Act System of Records
Title:	FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 1,200,000	Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 0

Affected Public: Individuals or Households

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 0 %

	Approved	Program Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	1,200,000	1,200,000
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	1,464,000	1,464,000
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Documents for IC

Title	Document	Date Uploaded
2010 Burden	Updated 2010 Burden Computation - W-12.PDF	09/01/2010

Blank fields in records indicate information that was not collected or not collected electronically prior to July 2006.