Form 8621-A - Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 8621-A Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company Form	Modified
2019-05-14_SS_1545-1950r.doc Supporting Statement A	2019-05-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
41197	Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1950	ICR Reference No: 201811-1545-011
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201502-1545-010
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Form 8621-A - Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/07/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/31/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2019
Responses	1	0	12
Time Burden (Hours)	79	0	785
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 8621-A is used by certain taxpayer/investors to request ending of their treatment as investing in a Passive Foreign Investment Company. New regulations are being written in support of the new products. The underlying law is in IRC sections 1297 and 1298. This is a reinstatement of a previously approved OMB collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 1297 Name of Law: Passive foreign investment company
   US Code: 26 USC 1298 Name of Law: Special rules
  

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:
	83 FR 58690	11/20/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 25122	05/30/2019
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
Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Investment Company	8621-A	Return by a Shareholder Making Certain Late Elections To End Treatment as a Passive Foreign Invest

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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	1	12	0	-11	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	79	785	0	-706	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: There are no changes to the collection however the estimates are being updated to eliminate double counting associated with the business collection. The information collection requirements and burden associated business for Form 8621 is accounted for in OMB control number 1545-0123, U. S. Business Income Tax Return and has been removed from this information collection 1545-1950.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,492

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 05/31/2019

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