This form is used for reporting
interest income paid, as required by sections 6049 and 6041 of the
Internal Revenue Code. It is used to verify that payees are
correctly reporting their income.
US Code:
26
USC 6049 Name of Law: Returns regarding payments of
interest
US Code: 26
USC 6041 Name of Law: Information at source
Based on estimated filing
figures, the number of responses has decreased by 101,981,300
(243,536,300 to 141,555,000). This change results in a burden
decrease of 33,653,829 hours. New box 10 for reporting market
discount and new box 11 for reporting bond premium (renumbered
prior 10 and 11)(TD 9616 made changes to Treas. Regulations
1.6045-1 to include basis reporting by broker transactions
involving debt instruments and options). Also, two new boxes were
added to the form. New Box 12 is reserved for future developments
and box 13 is for Tax-exempt bond premium (TD 9616 and letter dated
January 27, 2014, from the Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association (SIMFA). We also added a check box to indicate
that there is a FATCA filing requirement regarding information
reported on the form. (P.L. 111-147, Section 501 and email from
FATCA team via section chief 6/9/2014.) These changes will result
in a program change increase of 16,977,541 hours.
$405,852
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Janice Martin 202
622-3312
No
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:
(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;
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.