2017-11-29 SS 1545-1354r

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SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701(b)

Form 8833

OMB Number 1545-1354

59360. CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

Revenue Procedure 2010-19 provides guidance for individuals who emigrate from Canada and wish to make an election for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Article XIII(7) of the U.S-Canada Income Tax Treaty (the “Treaty”), as amended by the 2007 Protocol, provides for an election to any individual who emigrates from Canada to the United States, without regard to whether the individual is a U.S. citizen immediately before ceasing to be a resident of Canada (or would otherwise have been subject to U.S. tax on an actual disposition of property). If the individual is not subject to U.S. tax at that time, the effect of the election is to give the individual an adjusted basis for U.S. tax purposes equal to the fair market value of the property as of the date of the deemed alienation in Canada, with the result that only post-emigration gain will be subject to U.S. tax when there is an actual alienation. If the Canadian resident is also a U.S. citizen at the time of his emigration from Canada, or the Canadian resident would be subject to taxation in the United States on a disposition of the property, then the rule allows the U.S. citizen to accelerate the tax under U.S. tax law and allows tax credits to be used to avoid double taxation.

In order to take advantage of this election, this revenue procedure provides that the individual must attach documentation establishing the fair market value of the property at the time of the deemed alienation in Canada and confirming that built in gain (or loss if permitted) was recognized for Canadian tax purposes in the taxable year of the deemed alienation. The individual must also retain copies of this documentation, along with Form 8833, until the property is disposed of.

59361. USE OF DATA

Regarding Revenue Procedure 2010-19, the Service will use the information for audit purposes to confirm that such individual taxpayer, upon making the election provided in this revenue procedure, can get the appropriate adjustment to basis for U.S. tax purposes and can take advantage of foreign tax credits that may be available under the Code and the Treaty.

59362. USE OF IMPROVED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE BURDEN

Form 8833 is electronically enabled and can be filled and filed electronically.

59363. EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY DUPLICATION

The information obtained through this collection is unique and is not already available or use or adaption from another source.

59364. METHODS TO MINIMIZE BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESSES OR OTHER SMALL ENTITIES

There is no burden on small businesses or other small entities due to the inapplicability of the authorizing statute to this type of entity.

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

The information required is needed to verify compliance with Section 6114 or 7701(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of the Treasury Regulations. A less frequent collection of taxes and tax information could adversely affect the government’s effectiveness and would reduce the oversight of the public in ensuring compliance with Internal Revenue Code and hinder the IRS from meeting its mission.

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

There are no special circumstances requiring data collection to be inconsistent with Guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2).

8. CONSULTATION WITH INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE AGENCY ON AVAILABILITY OF DATA, FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION, CLARITY OF INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS, AND DATA ELEMENTS

In response to the Federal Register notice dated October 24, 2017 (82 FR 49267), we received no comments during the comment period regarding these regulations.

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

No payment or gift has been provided to any respondents.

9. ASSURANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RESPONSES

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

9. JUSTIFICATION OF SENSITIVE QUESTIONS

A privacy impact assessment (PIA) has been conducted for information collected under this request as part of the “Individual Master File (IMF)” and a Privacy Act System of Records notice (SORN) has been issued for these systems under Treas/IRS 24.030 - Individual Master File. The Internal Revenue Service PIAs can be found at

https://www.irs.gov/uac/Privacy-Impact-Assessments-PIA

Title 26 USC 6109 requires inclusion of identifying numbers in returns, statements, or other documents for securing proper identification of persons required to make such returns, statements, or documents and is the authority for social security numbers (SSNs) in IRS systems.

This Form is an attachment to the Federal tax return. The Privacy Act statement associated with this Form is listed in the Federal tax return instructions.

9. ESTIMATED BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION

The estimated burden for individual and business taxpayers filing this form is approved under OMB control numbers 1545-0074 and 1545-0123. The estimated burden for all other filers is shown below:

	Description	# Respondents	# Responses Per Respondent	Total Annual Responses	Hours Per Response	Total Burden
Form 8833	Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701(b)	4,000	1	4,000	6 hrs., 23 min.	25,640
RP 2010-19	Deemed Disposition By Canadian Emigrants Basis Adjustment	100	1	100	1 hr.	100
		4,100	1	4,100		25,740

9. ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL COST BURDEN TO RESPONDENTS

To ensure more accuracy and consistency across its information collections, IRS is currently in the process of revising the methodology it uses to estimate burden and costs. Once this methodology is complete, IRS will update this information collection to reflect a more precise estimate of burden and costs.

14. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

To ensure more accuracy and consistency across its information collections, IRS is currently in the process of revising the methodology it uses to estimate burden and costs. Once this methodology is complete, IRS will update this information collection to reflect a more precise estimate of burden and costs. At the present time, the IRS estimates an annual cost of $49,267.

15. REASONS FOR CHANGE IN BURDEN

There is no change in the paperwork burden previously approved by OMB.

15. PLANS FOR TABULATION, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION

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

15. REASONS WHY DISPLAYING THE OMB EXPIRATION DATE IS INAPPROPRIATE

The IRS believes that displaying the OMB expiration date is inappropriate because it could cause confusion by leading taxpayers to believe that the regulation sunsets as of the expiration date. Taxpayers are not likely to be aware that the Service intends to request renewal of the OMB approval and obtain a new expiration date before the old one expires.

15. EXCEPTIONS TO THE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

There are no exceptions to the certification statement.

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.