Notice2025-03970
Agency Collection Activities; Requesting Comments Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Programs
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Published
March 13, 2025
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Treasury DepartmentInternal Revenue Service
Abstract
The IRS, 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. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning the VITA/TCE (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Tax Counseling for the Elderly) Volunteer Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 48 (Thursday, March 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12033-12034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03970]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Agency Collection Activities; Requesting Comments Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Programs
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The IRS, 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. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning the
VITA/TCE (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Tax Counseling for the
Elderly) Volunteer Program.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 6, 2025, to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andres Garcia, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224, or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea9a988bc4898587878f849e99aa839899c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2d2d0c38cc1cdcfcfc7ccd6d1e2cbd0d18cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>. Include OMB Control No.
1545-2222 in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
or copies of this collection should be directed to Marcus McCrary,
(470) 769-2001, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#056864776670762b722b6866667764777c456c77762b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f39e9281908680dd84dd9e90908192818ab39a8180dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is currently seeking comments
concerning the following information collection tools, reporting, and
record-keeping requirements:
Title: VITA/TCE Volunteer Program.
OMB Control Number: 1545-2222.
Form Number: 8653, 8654, 13206, 13715, 13977, 13978, 13979, 13979-
A, 13980 and 13981, 14204, 14310, and 14335.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Service offers free assistance with
tax return preparation and tax counseling using specially trained
volunteers. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax
Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs assist seniors and
individuals with low to moderate incomes, those with disabilities.
Current Actions: There is a change in the paperwork burden
previously approved by OMB. The agency has requested to add Forms
13977, 13978, and 14335 to this collection and has updated the form to
meet 508 compliance. The information on the form can only be submitted
to the IRS at <a href="https://www.irs.gov/individuals/irs-tax-volunteers">https://www.irs.gov/individuals/irs-tax-volunteers</a>. This
process is part of Link and Learn (a self-paced e-learning for the
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly
(VITA/TCE) program).
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Responses: 49,700.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,083.5.
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 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
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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: March 7, 2025.
Marcus W. McCrary,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2025-03970 Filed 3-12-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4830-01-P
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