Supporting Statement 1545-1926

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

OMB 1545-1926

(NOTICE 2005-10)

1. CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

This notice provides guidance concerning new section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). It sets forth general

principles and specific guidance on domestic reinvestment plans and on investments in the United States described

in section 965(b)(4)(B). The Treasury Department

and the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) intend to issue additional notices providing guidance concerning section

965, including rules relating to the foreign tax credit and expense allocation, rules for adjusting the calculation of the base period amounts to take into account mergers,

acquisitions and spin-offs, and rules regarding controlled groups. The Treasury Department and the IRS expect to issue

regulations that incorporate the guidance provided in this and the subsequent notices.

The collections of information are required to obtain the benefit of section 965 for a taxable year. The likely respondents will be U.S. corporations that directly or indirectly own 10 percent or greater interests in foreign corporations.

2. USE OF DATA

The collection of information is required to elect to apply section 965 and for audit and examination purposes. In particular, this information is required to provide the IRS sufficient information to determine whether a taxpayer has properly elected to apply section 965 to a taxable year, to determine whether a dividend has been invested in the United States pursuant to a domestic reinvestment plan under section 965(b)(4), and to determine whether a taxpayer has properly applied certain transition rules.

3. USE OF IMPROVED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE BURDEN

IRS Publications, Regulations, Notices and Letters are to be electronically enabled on an as practicable basis in accordance with the IRS Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998.

4. EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY DUPLICATION

We have attempted to eliminate duplication within the agency wherever possible.

5. METHODS TO MINIMIZE BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESSES OR OTHER SMALL ENTITIES

Not applicable.

6. CONSEQUENCES OF LESS FREQUENT COLLECTION ON FEDERAL PROGRAMS OR POLICY ACTIVITIES

Not applicable.

7. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING DATA COLLECTION TO BE

INCONSISTENT WITH GUIDELINES IN 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2)

Not applicable.

8. CONSULTATION WITH INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE AGENCY ON

AVAILABILITY OF DATA, FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION, CLARITY

OF INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS, AND DATA ELEMENTS

Periodic meetings are held between IRS personnel and representatives of the American Bar Association, the National Society of Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and other professional groups to discuss tax law and tax forms. During these meetings, there is an opportunity for those attending to make comments regarding Notice 2005-10.

In response to the Federal Register Notice dated September 19, 2014 (79 FR 56435), we received no comments regarding Notice 2005-10.

9. EXPLANATION OF DECISION TO PROVIDE ANY PAYMENT OR GIFT TO

RESPONDENTS

Not applicable.

10. ASSURANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RESPONSES

Generally, tax returns and tax return information are confidential as required by 26 USC 6103.

11. JUSTIFICATION OF SENSITIVE QUESTIONS

No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected.

12. ESTIMATED BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION

The collections of information are in sections 7, 8, and 9 of Notice 2005-10. This information is required to provide the IRS sufficient information to determine whether a taxpayer has properly elected to apply section 965 to a taxable year, to determine whether a dividend has been invested in the United States pursuant to a domestic reinvestment plan under section 965(b)(4), and to determine whether a taxpayer has properly applied certain transition rules. The collections of information are required to obtain the benefit of section 965 for a taxable year. The likely respondents are business corporations.

Estimated total annual reporting and/or recordkeeping burden: 3,750,000 hours.

Estimated average annual burden hours per respondent: 150 hours.

Estimated number of respondents: 25,000.

Estimated annual frequency of responses: on occasion and annually.

Estimates of the annualized cost to respondents for the hour burdens shown are not available at this time.

13. ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL COST BURDEN TO RESPONDENTS

As suggested by OMB, our Federal Register Notice dated September 19, 2014 (79 FR 56435), requested public comments on estimates of burden hours, i.e., estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. However, we did not receive any response from taxpayers, during the comment period on this subject. As a result, estimates of the cost burdens are not available at this time.

14. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

After consultation with various functions within the Service, we have determined that the cost of developing, printing, processing, distribution and overhead for the form is $1,500.

15. REASONS FOR CHANGE IN BURDEN

There is no change to the burden previously approved.

16. PLANS FOR TABULATION, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION

Not applicable.

17. REASONS WHY DISPLAYING THE OMB EXPIRATION DATE IS

INAPPROPRIATE

We believe the public interest will be better served by not printing an expiration date on the form(s) in this package.

Printing the expiration date on the form will result in increased costs because of the need to replace inventories that become obsolete by passage of the expiration date each time OMB approval is renewed. Without printing the expiration date, supplies of the form could continue to be used.

The time period which the current edition of the form(s) in this package will continue to be usable cannot be predicted. It could easily span several cycles of review and OMB clearance renewal. In addition, usage fluctuates unpredictably. This makes it necessary to maintain a substantial inventory of forms in the supply line at all times. This includes supplies owned by both the Government and the public. Reprinting of the form cannot be reliably scheduled to coincide with an OMB approval expiration date. This form may be privately printed by users at their own expense. Some businesses print complex and expensive marginally punched continuous versions, at the expense, for use in their computers. The form may be printed by commercial printers and stocked for sale. In such cases, printing the expiration date on the form could result in extra costs to the users.

Not printing the expiration date on the form(s) will also avoid confusion among taxpayers who may have identical forms with different expiration dates in their possession.

For the above reasons we request authorization to omit printing the expiration date on the form(s) referred to in this package.

18. EXCEPTIONS TO THE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT ON OMB FORM 83-I

Not applicable.

Note: The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of information in this submission:

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.