2013-09457. Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure 2011-14 (as modified by and amplified RP 2011-22 and RP 2011-28)

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Revenue Procedure 2011-14 (as modified and amplified by RP 2011-22 and RP 2011-28), Changes in Methods of Accounting.

DATES:

Written comments should be received on or before June 24, 2013 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES:

Direct all written comments to Yvette Lawrence, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or copies should be directed to Martha R. Brinson at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or at [phone], or through the Internet at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Changes in Methods of Accounting.

OMB Number: 1545-1551.

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2011-14 (as modified and amplified by RP 2011-22 and RP 2011-28).

Abstract: This revenue procedure (2011-14), provides the procedures by which a taxpayer may obtain automatic consent for a change in method of accounting described in the APPENDIX of this revenue procedure. This revenue procedure amplifies, clarifies, modifies, and supersedes Rev. Proc. 2008-52, 2008-2 C.B. 587, as amplified, clarified, and modified by Rev. Proc. 2009-39, 2009-38 I.R.B. 371, and provides additional changes in methods of accounting for which a taxpayer may obtain automatic consent.

Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden previously approved by OMB. This revenue procedure is being submitted for renewal purposes only.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, and farms.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,065.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour, 5 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,191.85.

The following paragraph applies to all the collections of information covered by this notice:

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.

Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

Approved: April 16, 2013.

Yvette Lawrence,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.