Form 1041-N - U.S. Income Tax Return for Electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1041-N Form 1041-N - U.S. Income Tax Return for Electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts Form	Modified
SupStmnt Form 1041-N.doc Supporting Statement A	2014-12-19
Expiration_Explanation[1].docx Supplementary Document	2014-11-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
19349	Form 1041-N - U.S. Income Tax Return for Electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1776	ICR Reference No: 201411-1545-049
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201110-1545-040
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: ready
Title: Form 1041-N - U.S. Income Tax Return for Electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts
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: 04/08/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/31/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2015
Responses	20	0	20
Time Burden (Hours)	700	0	680
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: An Alaska Native Settlement Trust (ANST) may elect under section 646 to have the special income tax treatment of that section apply to the trust and its beneficiaries. This one-time election is made by filing Form 1041-N. Form 1041-N is used by the ANST to report its income, etc., and to compute and pay any income tax. Form 1041-N is also used for the special information reporting requirements that apply to ANSTs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 646 Name of Law: Tax treatment of electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts
  

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 52807	09/04/2014
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
Form 1041-N - U.S. Income Tax Return for Electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts	1041-N, 1041-N	U.S. Income Tax Return for Electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts ,   U.S. Income Tax Return for Electing Alaska Native Settlement Trusts

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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	20	20	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	700	680	0	20	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: One line was added to Form 1041-N which increased the total burden to 700 hours. This change resulted in a program change increase of 5 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $100

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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