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

IC 194416 under ICR 201402-1545-040 · OMB 1545-2190.

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Documents and Forms

Documents and forms in this information collection
Document Name	Document Type
Form W-12 Form W-12 - IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Application and Renewal	Form
INST_Form_W-12_REV_JAN2013.pdf	Instruction
W-12 IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Appli Form_W-12_REV_JAN2013.pdf	Form
brdn_busi.pdf 2011 Burden	IC Document

IC Title:

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

Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No

IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 26 CFR 1.6109-2

Information Collection Instruments:

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Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form	W-12	IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Application and Renewal	Form_W-12_REV_JAN2013.pdf		Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable
Instruction			INST_Form_W-12_REV_JAN2013.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: 80 %

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	Approved	Previously Approved
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

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Title	Document	Date Uploaded
2011 Burden	brdn_busi.pdf	03/01/2011

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