Section 1501 of the Internal Revenue
Code (the “Code”) states that an affiliated group of corporations
shall have the privilege of making a consolidated return with
respect to the Federal income taxes for the taxable year in lieu of
separate returns. Section 1502 of the Code states that the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as
deemed necessary in order to determine, compute and assess the
Federal income tax liability of any affiliated group of
corporations making a consolidated Federal income tax return. The
rules in Treas. Reg. §§ 1.1502-77, 1.1502-77A, and 1.1502-77B, Rev.
Proc. 2002-43 and Rev. Proc. 2015-26 necessitate collecting
information from taxpayers in order for the Commissioner to more
effectively communicate with the agent to determine the group’s
Federal income tax liability.
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USC 1502 Name of Law: Agency for Consolidated Group
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.