Form 1120-SF--U.S. Income Tax Return for Settlement Funds (Under Section 468B)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 1120-SF U.S. Income Tax Return for Settlement Funds (Under Section 468B)	Form	Modified	Available
Supporting Statement (Form-1120-SF).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-11-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
18238	U.S. Income Tax Return for Settlement Funds (Under Section 468B)	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1394	ICR Reference No: 201011-1545-042
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200801-1545-015
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: EC-1545-1394-042
Title: Form 1120-SF--U.S. Income Tax Return for Settlement Funds (Under Section 468B)
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: 05/23/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/16/2011
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2011
Responses	1,000	0	1,000
Time Burden (Hours)	26,310	0	27,330
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 1120-SF is used by settlement funds to report income and taxes on earnings of the fund. The fund may be established by court order, a breach of contract, a violation of law, an arbitration panel, or the Environmental Protection Agency. The IRS uses Form 1120-SF to determine if income and taxes are correctly computed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 468B Name of Law: Special rules for designated settlement funds
  

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:
	75 FR 47893	08/09/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 14458	03/16/2011
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
U.S. Income Tax Return for Settlement Funds (Under Section 468B)	1120-SF	U.S. Income Tax Return for Settlement Funds

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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	1,000	1,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	26,310	27,330	0	0	-1,020	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: There is a reduction in the number of total burden hours due to corrections in the burden computation.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $498

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 03/16/2011

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