U.S. Partnership Declaration and Signature for OMB No. 1545-0970

Electronic and Magnetic Media Filing Form 8453-P

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

For calendar year 1996, or fiscal year beginning ,1996, and ending ,19 .

Name of partnership Employer identification number

Partnership Return Information

1 Gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances (Form 1065, line 1c) 1

2 Gross profit (Form 1065, line 3) 2

3 Ordinary income (loss) from trade or business activities (Form 1065, line 22) 3

4 Net income (loss) from rental real estate activities (Form 1065, Schedule K, line 2) 4

5 Net income (loss) from other rental activities (Form 1065, Schedule K, line 3c) 5

Date Preparer’s social security number

Preparer’s

signature

Paid

Preparer’s

Use Only

Check

if selfemployed ©

Firm’s name (or

yours if self-employed)

and address

EIN ©

ZIP code ©

Cat. No. 13880C Form 8453-P (1996)

©

©

© See instructions on back.

Part III

Part I

Part II Declaration of General Partner or Limited Liability Company Member

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that the above amounts (or the amounts on the attached listing) agree with the amounts shown on the corresponding

lines of the electronic/magnetic media portion of the 1996 U.S. Partnership Return(s) of Income. I have also examined a copy of the return(s) being

filed via electronic/magnetic media with the Internal Revenue Service, and all accompanying schedules and statements. To the best of my knowledge

and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. If I am not the transmitter, I consent that the return(s), including this declaration and accompanying

schedules and statements, be sent to the Internal Revenue Service by the return transmitter. I also consent to the IRS’ sending the EMMRO and/or

transmitter an acknowledgment of receipt of transmission and an indication of whether or not the return is accepted, and, if rejected, the reason(s)

for the rejection.

Please

Sign

Here

© Signature of general partner or limited liability company member © Date

Declaration of Electronic and/or Magnetic Media Return Originator (EMMRO) and Paid Preparer 

See instructions.

I declare that I have reviewed the above partnership return(s) and that the entries on Form 8453-P are complete and correct to the best of my

knowledge. If I am only a collector, I am not responsible for reviewing the return(s), and only declare that this form accurately reflects the data on the

return(s). A general partner (limited liability company member) will have signed this form before I submit the return(s). I will give the general partner

(limited liability company member) a copy of all forms and information to be filed with the IRS, and have followed all other requirements described in

Pub. 1524, Procedures for Electronic and Magnetic Media Filing of Form 1065, U.S. Partnership Return of Income (Including the “Paper-Parent

Option”). If I am also the Paid Preparer, under penalties of perjury I declare that I have examined the above partnership return(s) and accompanying

schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer is based on all

information of which the preparer has any knowledge.

Date EMMRO’s social security number

EMMRO’s

signature

EMMRO’s

Use Only

Check

if selfemployed ©

Firm’s name (or

yours if self-employed)

and address

EIN ©

ZIP code ©

©

©

Check if

also paid

preparer ©

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined the above partnership return(s) and accompanying schedules and statements, and to the

best of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer is based on all information of which the preparer has

any knowledge.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions.

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Every partnership filing a 1996 Form 1065 via

electronic or magnetic media must file a signed Form

8453-P.

We ask for the information on this form to carry out

the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. You

are required to give us the information. We need it to

ensure that you are complying with these laws and to

allow us to figure and collect the right amount of tax.

A single signature may be used for a multiple-return

filing if the person signing for the partnerships is

The time needed to complete and file this form will

vary depending on individual circumstances. The

estimated average time is:

Send Form 8453-P to Internal Revenue Service

Center, Attention: Electronic Filing Unit II, Stop 983,

P.O. Box 4050, Woburn, MA 01888-4050.

A partnership must file its return of income by the

15th day of the 4th month following the close of the

partnership’s tax year. This filing date also applies to

returns filed electronically or on magnetic media. For

returns filed electronically, the transmitter must send

the signed Form 8453-P the same day the

transmission is made. For returns filed on magnetic

tape or diskette, the transmitter must send the signed

Form 8453-P in the same package with the

corresponding tape or diskette.

Purpose of Form

Note: A tax return is not considered filed unless it is

signed. Form 8453-P is the signature document that

completes the filing of the Form(s) 1065 filed on

electronic or magnetic media.

Recordkeeping 7 min.

Learning about the law or the form 5 min.

Preparing the form 20 min.

Copying, assembling, and sending

the form to the IRS 17 min.

Form 8453-P (1996) Page 2

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

Use Form 8453-P to (a) authenticate the electronic or

magnetic media Form 1065, U.S. Partnership Return

of Income; (b) serve as a transmittal for any

accompanying paper schedules, statements, and

magnetic media; and (c) authorize the electronic or

magnetic media filer to transmit via a third-party

transmitter.

Signature For Multiple-Return Filing

Who Must File

Declaration of Electronic and/or Magnetic

Media Return Originator (EMMRO) and

Paid Preparer

The EMMRO is one who deals directly with the

partnership and either prepares tax returns or collects

prepared tax returns, including Forms 8453-P, for

partnerships that wish to have their returns

electronically or magnetically filed. The EMMRO’s

signature is required by the IRS.

A paid preparer who is not also the EMMRO must

sign Form 8453-P in the space for Paid Preparer’s

Use Only. A paid preparer who is also the EMMRO

should instead check the box in the EMMRO’s Use

Only section labeled “Check if also paid preparer.”

Where To File

When To File

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of

these time estimates or suggestions for making this

form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you.

You can write to the Tax Forms Committee, Western

Area Distribution Center, Rancho Cordova, CA

95743-0001. DO NOT send Form 8453-P to this

address. Instead, see Where To File below.

authorized to sign each return. The signer must

attach a multiple-return information listing according

to the instructions in Pub. 1524, Procedures for

Electronic and Magnetic Media Filing of Form 1065,

U.S. Partnership Return of Income (Including the

“Paper-Parent Option”). The information listing must

include the name control of each partnership, its

employer identification number (EIN), and the

information shown on lines 1 through 5 for each

return.

You are not required to provide the information

requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB

control number. Books or records relating to a form or

its instructions must be retained as long as their

contents may become material in the administration

of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns

and return information are confidential, as required by

Code section 6103.