Revenue Procedure 2008-50 Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (previously RP 2006-27 )

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RP2008-50_090208.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-05-11
RP_2008-50_Sup Stmnt.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-05-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
19094	Revenue Procedure 2008-50 - Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (RP 2006-27) Other-Revenue Procedure	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1673	ICR Reference No: 200905-1545-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200607-1545-053
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: CB-1673-011
Title: Revenue Procedure 2008-50 Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (previously RP 2006-27 )
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/10/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/27/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2009
Responses	19,434	0	19,434
Time Burden (Hours)	76,222	0	76,222
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information requested in Revenue Procedure 2008-50 is required to enable the Internal Revenue Service to make determinations on the issuance of various types of closing agreements and compliance statements. The issuance of the agreements and statements allow individual plans to maintain their tax-qualified status. As a result, the favorable tax treatment of the benefits of the eligible employees is retained.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 401 Name of Law: Qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans
   US Code: 26 USC 403 Name of Law: Taxation of employee annuities
   US Code: 26 USC 404 Name of Law: Deduction for contributions of an employer to anemployees' trust or annuity plan and compensation u
   US Code: 26 USC 501 Name of Law: Exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 10807	03/12/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 24900	05/26/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Revenue Procedure 2008-50 - Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (RP 2006-27)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	19,434	19,434	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	76,222	76,222	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 05/27/2009

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