Information Collection

Form 8879-EX, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, and 8849

IC 180548 under ICR 201705-1545-026 · OMB 1545-2081.

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Documents and Forms

Documents and forms in this information collection
Document Name	Document Type
Form 8879-EX Form 8879-EX, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, and 8849	Form and Instruction
8879-EX IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, Form (and Instructions) 8879-EX.pdf	Form and Instruction
2017 burden.pdf 2017 Burden	IC Document

IC Title:

Form 8879-EX, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, and 8849

Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No

IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary

CFR Citation:

Information Collection Instruments:

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Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form and Instruction	8879-EX	IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, and 8849	Form (and Instructions) 8879-EX.pdf		Yes	No	Fillable Printable

Line of Business: General Government

Subfunction: Taxation Management

Privacy Act System of Records

Title:

FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 10,000

Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 0

Affected Public: Private Sector

Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 0 %

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	15,000	15,000
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	46,800	46,800
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Documents for IC

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Title	Document	Date Uploaded
2017 Burden	2017 burden.pdf	05/16/2017

Blank fields in records indicate information that was not collected or not collected electronically prior to July 2006.