[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 7926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02861]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Employer's Annual Employment Tax Return

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1444465554606671756761666d3a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="207072616054524541535552590e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>, calling (202) 
622-8922, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    Title: Employer's Annual Employment Tax Return.
    OMB Control Number: 1545-2007.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description: The information on Form 944 will be collected to 
ensure the smallest nonagricultural and non-household employers are 
paying the correct amount of social security tax, Medicare tax, and 
withheld federal income tax. Information on line 13 will be used to 
determine if employers made any required deposits of these taxes. Form 
944 (SP) is the Spanish version of the Form 944. Form 944-X and Form 
944-X(SP) are used to correct errors made on Form 944.
    Current Actions: Changes to the existing collection include: Lines 
added to Form 944-X and Form 944-X (SP) to match the changes made in 
the last revision of Form 944 and Form 944 (SP). The new lines are for 
reporting corrections of the credits allowed by provisions of the 
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, claimed on Form 944 
and Form 944 (SP).
    Form Numbers: IRS Form 944, IRS Form 944 (SP), IRS Form 944-X, and 
IRS Form 944-X (SP).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit institutions; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local 
and Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 135,884.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 135,884.
    Estimated Time per Response: 23 hours 36 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,207,532 hours.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: February 7, 2022.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02861 Filed 2-9-22; 8:45 am]
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