[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21224-21225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11566]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 24, 1996.
The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
Special Request: In order to conduct the focus group interviews
described below by the May 1996 start-up date, the Department of
Treasury is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and
approve this
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information collection by May 1, 1996. To obtain a copy of this survey,
please contact the IRS Clearance Officer at the address listed below.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545-1432.
Project Number: PC:V 96-016-G.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: 1. Tax Forms and Publications 1996 1040 Forms and Condensed
Instructions Focus Group Interviews; and 2. Tax Filing Behavior Focus
Group Interviews.
Description: 1. The Internal Revenue Service's Tax Forms and
Publications Division has developed a new experimental version of the
line-by-line instructions for Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax
Return. The draft instructions are about 25% shorter than the current
instructions, but contain all the information needed by most taxpayers
whose tax situation remains fairly stable from year to year. IRS will
use this series of focus groups to obtain reactions, comments and
suggestions to these new instructions from Form 1040 filers who prepare
their own returns.
2. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently found that there is
a significant increase in the usage of return preparation software
within the professional accounting community. The IRS is interested in
exploring if similar changes are occurring in individual taxpayer
filing behavior and patterns. IRS will conduct this series of focus
groups to obtain feedback from these taxpayers on (a) current filing
practices, (b) changes to filing practices over the past few years, and
(c) future filing practices. Information gathered in these focus groups
will help IRS adapt their products and services to meet taxpayers
changing needs.
Respondents: Individuals or households
Estimated Number of Respondents: 180
Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent:
Screening participants--54 hours each.
Interview sessions plus travel--270 hours each.
Frequency of Response: Other.
Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 648 hours.
Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
OMB Reviewer: Milo Sunderhauf, (202) 395-7340, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-11566 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am]
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