[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4181-4182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00841]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Sales of Business 
Property

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 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 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning sales 
of business property.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 16, 2021 
to be assured of consideration.

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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Kinna Brewington, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317-
5751 or Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington DC 20224, or through the internet, at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2f9d7c0c0cb9cf6d7dcdcdbc1f2dbc0c19cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a311f080803543e1f141413093a130809541d150c">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Sales of Business Property.
    OMB Number: 1545-0184.
    Form Number: Form 4797.
    Abstract: Form 4797 is used by taxpayers to report sales, 
exchanges, or involuntary conversions of assets used in a trade or 
business. It is also used to compute ordinary income from recapture and 
the recapture of prior year losses under section 1231 of the Internal 
Revenue Code.
    Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB. The forms are being submitted for renewal 
purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households, and farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 325,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 50 hours, 38 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,454,750.
    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 if 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: January 12, 2021.
Chakinna B. Clemons,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-00841 Filed 1-14-21; 8:45 am]
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