[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 130 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33020-33021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16218]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8824

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 
Form 8824, Like-Kind Exchanges.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 8, 
2009 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Evelyn J. 
Mack at Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622-7381, or through the 
Internet at (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb8ebdaea7b2a5e581e586aaa8a08ba2b9b8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4b18291988d9adabedab995979fb49d8687da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Like-Kind Exchanges.
    OMB Number: 1545-1190.
    Form Number: 8824.
    Abstract: Form 8824 is used by individuals, corporations, 
partnerships, and other entities to report the exchange of business or 
investment property, and the deferral of gains from such transactions 
under Internal Revenue Code section 1031. It is also used to report the 
deferral of gain under Code section 1043 from conflict-of-interest 
sales by certain members of the executive branch of the Federal 
government.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 4 hours, 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 834,979.
    The following paragraph applies to all of 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

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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: June 29, 2009.
Allan Hopkins,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-16218 Filed 7-8-09; 8:45 am]
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