Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 8621-A Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company Form	Modified
ombat2.doc Supplementary Document	2011-10-12
Supporting Statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-10-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
41197	Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1950	ICR Reference No: 201110-1545-034
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200812-1545-016
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company
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: 04/25/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/19/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2012
Responses	12	0	667
Time Burden (Hours)	785	0	43,622
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 8621-A is used by certain taxpayer/investors to request ending of their treatment as investing in a Passive Foreign Investment Company. New regulations are being written in support of the new products. The underlying law is in IRC sections 1297 and 1298.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 1297 Name of Law: Passive foreign investment company.
   US Code: 26 USC 1298 Name of Law: Special rules.
  

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:
	76 FR 49836	08/11/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 2131	01/13/2012
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
Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company	8621-A	Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Invest

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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	12	667	0	0	-655	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	785	43,622	0	0	-42,837	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 no change to the form previously approved by OMB. We have decreased the estimated number of responses to 12 per year. This results in a total estimated burden decrease of 42,837 hours per year.

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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]? 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: 01/19/2012

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