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OMB Control No:
1545-0029
ICR Reference No:
201310-1545-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201010-1545-034
Agency/Subagency:
TREAS/IRS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
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:
07/09/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/13/2014
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2014
Responses
37,810,463
0
37,810,463
Time Burden (Hours)
388,256,964
0
388,256,964
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Form 941 is used by employers to report payments made to employees subject to income and social security/Medicare taxes and the amounts of these taxes. Form 941-PR is used by employers in Puerto Rico to report social security and Medicare taxes only. Form 941-SS is used by employers in the U.S. possessions to report social security and Medicare taxes only. Schedule B is used by employers to record their employment tax liability.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
26 USC 3111(d)
Name of Law: Rate of tax
US Code:
26 USC 3405
Name of Law: Special rules for pensions, annuities, and certain other deferred income
US Code:
26 USC 3501
Name of Law: Collection and payment of taxes
US Code:
26 USC 3102
Name of Law: Deduction of tax from wages
US Code:
26 USC 3504
Name of Law: Acts to be performed by agents
US Code:
26 USC 3101
Name of Law: Rate of tax
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 47056
08/02/2013
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 892
01/07/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
14
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Anexo B, (Forma 941-PR) - Registro de la Obligacion Contributiva para los Despositantes de Itinerario Bisemanual
Anexo B (Form 941-PR)
Registro de la Obligacion Contributiva para los Depositantes de Itinerario Bisemanal
Form 941-PR - Planilla para la Declaracion Federal TRIMESTRAL del Patrono
941-PR
Planilla para la Declaracion Federal TRIMESTRAL del Patrono
Form 941-SS - Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return; American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
941-SS
Employer's QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return: American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Form 941-V (PR) (Preprinted) - Payment Voucher
941-V (PR)
Comprobante de Pago
Form 941-V (PR) - Payment voucher (OTC)
941-V (PR)
Comprobante de Pago
Form 941-V - Payment voucher (Preprinted) and (OTC)
941-V (OTC) & Preprinted
Payment Voucher
Form 941-X (PR) - Ajuste a la Declaracion Federal TRIMESTRAL del Patrono o Reclamo de Reembolso
941-X (PR)
Ajuste a la Declaracion Federal TRIMESTRAL del Patrono o Reclamacion de Reembolso
Form 941-X - Adjusted Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund
941-X
Adjusted Employer's QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund
Form 941SS -V - Payment Voucher (OTC)
941-V (SS)
Payment Voucher
Form 941SS -V -(Preprinted)
941-V (SS)
Payment Voucher
Forms 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return; American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
941
Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
Schedule B (Form 941) - Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors
Schedule B (Form 941)
Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors
Schedule D (Form 941) - Report for Discrepancies Caused by Acquisitions, Statutory Mergers, or Consolidations
Schedule D (Form 941)
Report for Discrepancies Caused by Acquisitions, Statutory Mergers, or Consolidations
Schedule R (Form 941) - Allocation for Aggregate Form 941 Filers
Schedule R (Form 941)
Allocation Schedule for Aggregated Form 941 Filers
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
37,810,463
37,810,463
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
388,256,964
388,256,964
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:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$12,235,028
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]?
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
Agency Contact:
D Decasseres 2029274268
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
01/13/2014
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