Supporting Statement

Supporting Statement

1545-1962

Form 8899, Notice of Income from Donated Intellectual Property

1. CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

Section 882 of The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 provides for an additional charitable contribution for donors of qualified intellectual property, if the donor provides a timely notice to the donee at the time of the donation. If the notice is timely provided, then the donee is required to provide notice to the filer of income for the property produced within the lesser of a 10-year period (beginning in the year of donation) or the life to the property. Form 8899 provides a vehicle for the donee to report the income to the donor and the IRS.

2. USE OF DATA

The information provided on the Form 8899 assists the IRS in matching allowable contributions on donated property.

3. USE OF IMPROVED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE BURDEN

We are currently offering electronic filing on Form 8899.

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

We have attempted to minimize burden on small businesses and small entities.

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

Timely notice is required for the donee to report the income to the donor and the IRS. With less frequent reporting to the IRS, the IRS will be unable to match allowable contributions on donated property.

7. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING DATA COLLECTION TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH GUIDELINES IN 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2)

There are no special circumstances requiring inconsistency with guidelines.

7. 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 Form 8899.

In response to the Federal Register Notice dated March 17, 2015 (80 FR 13950), we received no comments during the comment period regarding Form 8899.

7. EXPLANATION OF DECISION TO PROVIDE ANY PAYMENT OR GIFT TO RESPONDENTS

There are no gifts or payments to respondents.

7. ASSURANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RESPONSES

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

7. JUSTIFICATION OF SENSITIVE QUESTIONS

No personally identifiable information (PII) is being collected.

7. ESTIMATED BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION

The burden estimate is as follows:

Form	Number of Responses	Time per Response	Total Hours
8899	1,000	5.43	5,430

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

7. ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL COST BURDEN TO RESPONDENTS

There are no estimates of total annual cost burden to respondents.

7. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The primary cost to the government consists of the cost of printing Form 8899.

We estimate that the cost of printing the form is less than $100.

7. REASONS FOR CHANGE IN BURDEN

There is no change in the total burden previously requested for this form. This submission is for renewal purposes only.

7. PLANS FOR TABULATION, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION

There are no plans for tabulation or statistical analysis and publication.

7. 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 during 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 their 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) in this package.

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

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.