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OMB Control No: 1545-1596	ICR Reference No: 202605-1545-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202303-1545-004
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Form 8857 - Request for Innocent Spouse Relief
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: 09/11/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	50,000	50,000
Time Burden (Hours)	316,000	316,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 6103 (e) Name of Law: Disclosure to persons having material interest
   US Code: 26 USC 6015 Name of Law: Relief from joint and several liability on joint return
   US Code: 26 USC 66 (c) Name of Law: Treatment of community income
   US Code: 26 USC 6103 Name of Law: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
   US Code: 26 USC 6013 Name of Law: Joint returns of income tax by husband and wife

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $64,851

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

Agency Contact: Natalie Stovall 512 339-5309

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