[Federal Register: October 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 200)]
[Notices]
[Page 61435-61436]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for the Statistics of Income
(SOI) Corporate Survey
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning
the Statistics of Income (SOI) Corporate Survey.
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DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 17,
2004 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Paul H. Finger, Internal
Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the survey should be directed to Carol Savage at Internal
Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or at (202) 622-3945, or through the Internet at
CAROL.A.SAVAGE@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Statistics of Income (SOI) Corporate Survey.
OMB Number: 1545-1351.
Abstract: The SOI Corporate Survey is a yearly self-administered
mail survey sent to a small select group of the very largest U.S.
corporations. The survey is voluntary and requests specific line item
tax return data. The survey data are used to supplement the SOI
corporate files in order to produce corporate advance tax data
estimates. Advance tax data has been requested by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis in the Department of the Commerce, the Office of Tax
Analysis in the Department of the Treasury, and the Joint Committee on
Taxation in the U.S. Congress for tax analysis purposes.
Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the survey at
this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 175.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 88.
The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of
information covered by this notice:
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.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Approved: October 12, 2004.
Paul H. Finger,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23289 Filed 10-15-04; 8:45 am]
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