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OMB Control No: 1545-0029	ICR Reference No: 202008-1545-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-1545-015
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
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: 12/11/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/29/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB understands that the IRS is currently in the process of revising the methodology it uses to estimate burden and costs. OMB expects that future ICRs under this OMB control number will include dollar estimates of annual burden costs to taxpayers calculated using this revised methodology.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2020
Responses	40,361,546	0	40,361,546
Time Burden (Hours)	580,656,074	0	578,219,960
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 3102 Name of Law: Deduction of tax from wages
   US Code: 26 USC 3405 Name of Law: Special rules for pensions, annuities, and certain other deferred income
   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
   US Code: 26 USC 3511 Name of Law: Certified professional employer organizations
   US Code: 26 USC 3111(d) Name of Law: Rate of tax
   PL: Pub.L. 116 - 127 7001 ad 7003 Name of Law: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
   US Code: 26 USC 3501 Name of Law: Collection and payment of taxes
   PL: Pub.L. 116 - 136 2301 Name of Law: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 127 7001 and 7003 Name of Law: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
PL: Pub.L. 116 - 136 2301 Name of Law: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	40,361,546	40,361,546	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	580,656,074	578,219,960	2,436,114
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: There have been significant changes to the Form 941 (PR) series, that were not captured under the prior emergency submission. The changes allow for the reporting of new employment tax credits and other tax relief related to COVID-19. The estimated burden has increased due to the changes to the Puerto Rican versions of the form 941 and 941 X. The changes to the overall annual time burden are as follows: Form 941 (PR) increased by 1,383,114 hours (from 2907125 to 1524011). Form 941 X (PR) increased by 1,053,000 (from 2260500 to 1207500).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,235,028

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Shameeka Brown 240 613-5750

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