SUPPORTING STATEMENT
CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 enacted section 877A which addresses the tax responsibilities of expatriation. Section 877A(a) deems certain expatriating taxpayers to have sold all of their property for fair market value on the day before they expatriate, and requires such gain to be reported on the taxpayer’s final Form 1040. Section 877A(b) allows the taxpayer to make an election to defer the recognition of gain in the deemed year of sale, provided that adequate security is provided and accepted by the Service.
This Notice proposes guidelines for taxpayers to comply with the tax responsibilities of expatriation related to determining the amount of tax owed as well as a mechanism to defer that tax until an actual sale of the property occurs.
USE OF DATA
The Service will use the information for audit purposes to determine whether taxpayers appropriately elected to defer tax and to allow the future collection of tax when the asset is actually disposed of.
USE OF IMPROVED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE BURDEN
There are no plans to provide electronic filing because electronic filing is not appropriate for the collection of information in this submission.
EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY DUPLICATION
We have attempted to eliminate duplication within the agency wherever possible.
METHODS TO MINIMIZE BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESSES OR OTHER SMALL ENTITIES
Not applicable.
CONSEQUENCES OF LESS FREQUENT COLLECTION ON FEDERAL PROGRAMS OR POLICY ACTIVITIES
Not applicable.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING DATA COLLECTION TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH GUIDELINES IN 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2)
Not applicable.
CONSULTATION WITH INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE AGENCY ON AVAILABILITY OF DATA, FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION, CLARITY OF INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS, AND DATA ELEMENTS
In response to the Federal Register notice (74 FR 37092), dated July 27, 2009, we received no comments during the comment period regarding these proposed and temporary regulations.
EXPLANATION OF DECISION TO PROVIDE ANY PAYMENT OR GIFT TO RESPONDENTS
Not applicable.
ASSURANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RESPONSES
Generally, tax returns and tax return information are confidential as required by 26 USC 6103.
JUSTIFICATION OF SENSITIVE QUESTIONS
Not applicable.
ESTIMATED BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION
Burden estimation:
The first collection of information requirement in this Notice is in section ___ of the Notice, as required by 877A(a)(1). The collection of information relates to the requirement that the taxpayer obtain the fair market value appraisal of his or her property and report such value to the Service. This collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the Service because it notifies the Service that a tax has already been paid on such property and thus allows for a step up in basis to the taxpayer preventing double taxation on the same property when the actual sale of the property occurs.
A statement must be attached to the final Form 1040 filed by the expatriating taxpayer setting forth the fair market value of all assets the taxpayer owns along with the basis of such assets. We estimate that annually approximately 100 taxpayers will expatriate who will be subject to 877A, and that it will take approximately 4 hours to prepare the documentation. The total reporting burden is estimated to be 400 hours.
Additionally, the second collection requirement in the Notice is in section __ of the Notice, as required by 877A(b)(4)(B). This collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the Service because it notifies the Service that the taxpayer is electing to defer a tax that is owed and allows for insuring that the tax owed is eventually paid.
A bond, letter of credit, or adequate security statement must be furnished to the appropriate SBSE Advisory Office by the expatriating taxpayer for each item the taxpayer wishes to defer the tax. We estimate that annually approximately 10 taxpayers will elect to defer the payment of tax, and that it will take approximately 2 hours to prepare the documentation. The total reporting burden is estimated to be 20 hours.
Estimates of the annualized cost to respondents for the hour burdens shown are not available at this time.
ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL COST BURDEN TO RESPONDENTS
As suggested by OMB, our Federal Register notice dated July 27, 2009, requested public comments on estimates of cost burden that are not captured in the estimates of burden hours, i.e., estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. However, we did not receive any responses from taxpayers on this subject. As a result, estimates of these cost burdens are not available at this time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Not applicable.
REASONS FOR CHANGE IN BURDEN
There were no changes made to the document that resulted in any change to the burden previously reported to OMB.
We are making this submission to renew the OMB approval.
PLANS FOR TABULATION, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION
Not applicable.
REASONS WHY DISPLAYING THE OMB EXPIRATION DATE IS INAPPROPRIATE
We believe that displaying the OMB expiration date is inappropriate because it could cause confusion by leading taxpayers to believe that the regulations sunset as of the expiration date. Taxpayers are not likely to be aware that the Service intends to request renewal of the OMB approval and obtain a new expiration date before the old one expires.
EXCEPTIONS TO THE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT ON OMB FORM 83-I
Not applicable.
Note: The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of information in this submission:
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Modified | 2009-10-08 |
| File Created | 2008-08-28 |