Form 4797 is used to report the
details of gains and losses from the sale, exchange, involuntary
conversion (from other than casualty or theft loss), or disposition
of the following: property used in your trade or business,
depreciable or amortizable property, capital and non-capital (other
than inventory) assets held in connection with the trade or
business, or capital assets not reported on Schedule D. The form
may also be used to compute the recapture amount under section 179
and 280F(b)(2) when the business use of the property decreases to
50 percent or below.
US Code:
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USC 1231 Name of Law: Property used in the trade or business
and involuntary conversions
There have been no changes to
the form that would affect burden. However, the agency has updated
the estimated number of responses, based on its most recent data
and creation of OMB Control Number’s 1545-0074 and 1545-0123. All
business filer estimates (including the worksheet burden) are being
reported under 1545-0123, individual filing estimates under
1545-0074, and all other filers are being reported under this
control number (1545-0184). This change results in a decrease of
1,688,957 responses (from 1,993,957 to 325,000), with a change in
overall burden hours of 84,178,498 (from 100,633,248 to
16,454,750).
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.