Form 5713 and related Schedules A, B,
and C are used by any entity that has operations in a "boycotting"
country. If that entity cooperates with or participates in an
international boycott it loses a portion of the foreign tax credit,
or deferral of FSC and IC-DISC benefits. The IRS uses Form 5713 to
determine if any of the above benefits should be lost. The
information is also used as the basis for a report to
Congress.
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USC 941 Name of Law: Qualifying Foreign Trade Income
There have been no changes to
the forms that would increase burden. However, the agency has
updated its estimated number of responses for each form based on
recent filing data. The changes in estimates increase the number of
responses by 2,988 for a total of 5,572 responses/respondents
(2,584 + 2,988 = 5,572 responses/respondents). This results an
overall increase of annual time burden to 141,800 hours (69,495 +
72,305 = 141,800 hours),
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.