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OMB Control No: 1545-1872	ICR Reference No: 202506-1545-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-1545-001
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Form 4506-C, IVES Request for Transcript of Tax Return
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: 10/31/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	5,260,000	15,370,941
Time Burden (Hours)	4,839,200	14,141,266
Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,040,000	53,798,294

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	5,260,000	15,370,941	-10,110,941
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,839,200	14,141,266	-9,302,066
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,040,000	53,798,294	-32,758,294

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: Changes were made to the burden previously approved to update the estimated number of responses based on the most recent filing data. The annual number of responses requested is 5,260,000 (a decrease of 10,110,941 from the previously approved 15,370,941). No changes have been made to the form. The change in estimated responses results in an overall hourly burden decrease of 9,302,066 (current burden estimate is 4,839,200 and previously approved was 14,141,266). The change in annual cost results in an overall annual cost decrease of $32,758,294 (current annual cost is $21,040,000 and previously approved was $53,798,294) based on responses and current $4.00 fee for each tax return requested.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $21,040,000

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? No

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