A taxpayer that wants to obtain
automatic consent to change its method of accounting for cash
advances on commissions paid to its agents must agree to the
specified terms and conditions under the revenue procedure. This
agreement is ratified by attaching the required statement to the
federal income tax return for the year of change.
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USC 446(e) Name of Law: General rule for methods of
accounting
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:
(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;
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.