Form 945 and 945V: Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax/Voucher; Form 945-A: Annual Record of Federal Tax Liability; Form 945-X Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax, Claim, Refund

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 945-X Form 945-X - Adjusted Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax or Claim for Refund	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form 945-A Form 945-A - Annual Record of Federal Tax Liability	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 945 & 945-V Form 945 and 945V: Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax/Voucher;	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Supporting_Statement_for_Form_945[1].doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-01-03	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
187529	Form 945-X - Adjusted Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax or Claim for Refund	Form	Modified
187528	Form 945-A - Annual Record of Federal Tax Liability	Form and Instruction	Modified
18320	Form 945 and 945V: Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax/Voucher;	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1430	ICR Reference No: 201309-1545-022
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201011-1545-004
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: KD-1545-022
Title: Form 945 and 945V: Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax/Voucher; Form 945-A: Annual Record of Federal Tax Liability; Form 945-X Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax, Claim, Refund
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: 11/07/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/31/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2014
Responses	236,818	0	518,968
Time Burden (Hours)	1,619,603	0	3,596,690
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 945 is used to report income tax withholding on non payroll payments including backup withholding and withholding on pensions, annuities, IRA's military retirement and gambling winnings. Form 945-V, Payment Voucher, is used if you are making a payment with Form 945, Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax. Form 945-A is used to report non payroll tax liabilities. Form 945-X is used to correct errors made on Form 945, Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax, for one year only.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 3402(o)(1)(B) Name of Law: Income tax collected at source
   US Code: 26 USC 6011 Name of Law: General requirement of return, statement, or list
  

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:
	78 FR 36829	06/19/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 5022	01/30/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form 945 and 945V: Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax/Voucher;	945 & 945-V	Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax & Payment Voucher
Form 945-A - Annual Record of Federal Tax Liability	945-A	Annual Record of Federal Tax Liability
Form 945-X - Adjusted Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax or Claim for Refund	945-X	Adjusted Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax or Claim for Refund

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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	236,818	518,968	0	0	-282,150	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,619,603	3,596,690	0	0	-1,977,087	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: The Department has updated the estimated number of responses based on the most recent filing data. The annual number of responses requested is 236,818 (a decrease of -282,150 from the previously approved 518,968). No changes have been made to the form. The change in estimated responses results in an overall hourly decrease of 1,977,087 (current estimate is 1,619,603 and previously approved was 3,596,690).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,000

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: 01/31/2014

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