Sales of Business Property

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 4797 Form 4797, Sales of Business Property Form	Modified
Supporting Statement 1545-0184.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-04-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
39679	Form 4797, Sales of Business Property Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-0184	ICR Reference No: 202101-1545-014
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201711-1545-018
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Sales of Business Property
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/29/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2021
Responses	325,000	325,000
Time Burden (Hours)	16,614,000	16,454,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Form 4797 is used to report the details of gains and losses from the sale, exchange, involuntary conversion (from other than casualty or theft loss), or disposition of the following: property used in your trade or business, depreciable or amortizable property, capital and non-capital (other than inventory) assets held in connection with the trade or business, or capital assets not reported on Schedule D. The form may also be used to compute the recapture amount under section 179 and 280F(b)(2) when the business use of the property decreases to 50 percent or below.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 1231 Name of Law: Property used in the trade or business and involuntary conversions
   US Code: 26 USC 1245 Name of Law: Gain from disposition of certain depreciable property
   US Code: 26 USC 1250 Name of Law: Gain from dispositions of certain depreciable realty
   US Code: 26 USC 1252 Name of Law: Gain from disposition of farm land
   US Code: 26 USC 1254 Name of Law: Gain from dispositions of interest in oil, gas, geothermal, or other mineral properties
  

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:
	86 FR 4181	01/15/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 22784	04/29/2021
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
Form 4797, Sales of Business Property	4797	Sales of Business Property

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	325,000	325,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,614,000	16,454,750	0	159,250	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change in burden previously approved by OMB, resulted from an adjustment to estimates made by the Department to reflect the most revisions to the form. Two new lines were added, this resulted in the annual burden hours increasing from 16,454,750 to 16,614,000.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $61,649

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.     No

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? No

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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: 04/29/2021

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