It is expected
that Treasury/IRS will resubmit a renewal request once an
additional survey under this approval is planned.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2019
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2020
60,000
0
60,000
11,144
0
11,144
0
0
0
The IRS is charged with collecting
revenue legally owed to the federal government. One important
category of income comes in the form of tips. Previous empirical
research has shown income from tips to be significantly
underreported, limiting the IRS's ability to collect the proper
amount of tax revenue. The IRS believes a new study of consumer
tipping practices is needed in order to better understand current
tip reporting behavior so tax administrators and policy makers can
make the tax system fairer and more efficient. The main goal for
this survey effort is to generate statistically valid estimates of
tipped income in a variety of services for which no such estimates
exist, in addition to providing information on other correlates of
tipped income and behavior including, but not limited to, regional
or seasonal fluctuations in tipped income.
EO: EO
12862 Name/Subject of EO: Customer Service Surveys
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.