User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 8718 User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
SSNFORM.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-11-17	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
19395	User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1798	ICR Reference No: 201411-1545-024
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201111-1545-001
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: Ready
Title: User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request
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: 11/21/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/31/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2015
Responses	14,376	0	200,000
Time Burden (Hours)	719	0	16,667
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 7528 of the Code directs the Secretary of the Treasury or delegate (the "Secretary") to establish a program requiring the payment of user fees for requests to the Service for letter rulings, opinion letters, determination letters, and similar requests. Form 8718, User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request, was created as a result of The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 which requires payment of a "user fee" with each application for a determination letter. Form 8718 provides filers with the means to enclose their user fee payment and indicate what type of request they are making.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 7528 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Service user fees
  

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 44972	08/01/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 78566	12/30/2014
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
User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request	8718	User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request

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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	14,376	200,000	0	0	-185,624	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	719	16,667	0	0	-15,948	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 updated the estimated number of respondents to 14,376 which will decrease the estimated total annual burden hours by 185,624 hours (16,667 hours to 719 hours). The estimate is based on updated filing projections and previous year (2013) filings. There are no additional program changes that will affect the burden estimates

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,000

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: 12/31/2014

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