Certain Government Payments

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
F1099-G_Sup Stmnt (2).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-12-29	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
16942	Certain Government Payments	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-0120	ICR Reference No: 201407-1545-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-1545-035
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certain Government Payments
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: 11/20/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/29/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2015
Responses	82,364,600	0	61,000,000
Time Burden (Hours)	24,709,380	0	17,080,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 1099-G is used by governments (primarily state and local) to report to the IRS (and notify recipients of) certain payments (e.g., unemployment compensation and income tax refunds). IRS uses the information to insure that the income is being properly reported by the recipients on their returns.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 6050 Name of Law: INFORMATION RETURNS
   US Code: 26 USC 6103 Name of Law: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
   US Code: 26 USC 6041 Name of Law: Information at source
  

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:
	79 FR 27048	05/12/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 77084	12/23/2014
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
Certain Government Payments	1099-G	Certain Government Payments

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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	82,364,600	61,000,000	0	0	21,364,600	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,709,380	17,080,000	0	0	7,629,380	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 burden associated with the ICR based on updated filing projections and previous year filings. A slight adjustment was also made to the time per response to correct a calculation in the agency estimate. The Form 1099-G remains the same and there are no additional changes that will affect the burden. The adjustments made increased the number of respondents by 21,264,600 and the burden hours by 7,629,830; for a total of 24,709,380 burden hours requested.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,475

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: 12/29/2014

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