Instructions For Form 6765 - Credit For Increasing Research Activities

Instructions For Form 6765 - Credit For Increasing Research Activities - 2002 Page 4

The time needed to complete and file this form will

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the

vary depending on individual circumstances. The

information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue

estimated average time is:

laws of the United States. You are required to give us the

Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 hr., 58 min.

information. We need it to ensure that you are complying

with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the

Learning about the law or the form . . . . . . . . .

1 hr., 40 min.

right amount of tax.

Preparing and sending the form to the IRS . . . .

2 hr., 2 min.

You are not required to provide the information

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of

requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork

these time estimates or suggestions for making this form

Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB

simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. See the

control number. Books or records relating to a form or its

instructions for the tax return with which this form is filed.

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 section 6103.

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