Instructions For Form 1040-Ss - U.s. Self-Employment Tax Return (Including The Additional Child Tax Credit For Bona Fide Residents Of Puerto Rico) - Internal Revenue Service - 2001 Page 8

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contents may become material in the
tax information to the Comptroller
Disclosure, Privacy Act, and
administration of any Internal Revenue
General of the United States to permit
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
law.
the Comptroller General to review the
The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act
Internal Revenue Service. We may also
We ask for tax return information to
of 1998, the Privacy Act of 1974, and
disclose your tax information to
carry out the tax laws of the United
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
Committees of Congress; Federal,
States. We need it to figure and collect
require that when we ask you for
state, and local child support agencies;
the right amount of tax.
information we must first tell you our
and to other Federal agencies for the
If you do not file a return, do not
legal right to ask for the information,
purposes of determining entitlement for
provide the information we ask for, or
why we are asking for it, and how it will
benefits or the eligibility for and the
provide fraudulent information, you may
be used. We must also tell you what
repayment of loans.
be charged penalties and be subject to
could happen if we do not receive it and
Keeps this notice with your records.
criminal prosecution. We may also have
whether your response is voluntary,
It may help you if we ask you for other
to disallow any deductions shown on
required to obtain a benefit, or
information. If you have questions
the tax return. This could make the tax
mandatory under the law.
about the rules for filing and giving
higher or delay any refund, and the
This notice applies to all papers you
information, call or visit any IRS office.
calculation of your social security
file with us, including this tax return. It
benefits may be affected. Interest may
The time needed to complete and
also applies to any questions we need
also be charged.
file this form will vary depending on
to ask you so we can complete, correct,
individual circumstances. The
Generally, tax returns and return
or process your return; figure your tax;
estimated average time is:
information are confidential, as stated in
and collect tax, interest, or penalties.
section 6103. However, section 6103
Our legal right to ask for information
Recordkeeping . . . . . . . .
7 hr., 51 min.
allows or requires the IRS to disclose or
Learning about the law or
is sections 6001, 6011, and 7651 and
give the information shown on your tax
the form . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37 min.
their regulations. They say that you
return to others as described in the
Preparing the form . . . . .
3 hr., 48 min.
must file a return or statement with the
Code. For example, we may disclose
Copying, assembling, and
IRS and pay to the United States
your tax information to the SSA for use
sending the form to the
Treasury any tax for which you are
in calculating your social security
IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 hr., 16 min.
liable. Your response is mandatory
benefits; to the Department of Justice,
under these sections. Section 6109
to enforce the tax laws, both civil and
If you have comments concerning
requires that you provide your SSN on
criminal; and to cities, states, the
the accuracy of these time estimates or
what you file. This is so we know who
District of Columbia, U.S.
suggestions for making this form
you are, and can process your return
commonwealths or possessions, and
simpler, we would be happy to hear
and other papers. You must fill in all
certain foreign governments to carry out
from you. You can write to the Tax
parts of the tax form that apply to you.
their tax laws.
Forms Committee, Western Area
You are not required to provide the
Distribution Center, Rancho Cordova,
We may disclose your tax
information requested on a form that is
CA 95743-0001. Do not send the form
information to other persons as
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
to this address. Instead, see Where To
necessary to obtain information which
unless the form displays a valid OMB
File on page 1.
we cannot get in any other way in order
control number. Books or records
to determine the amount of or to collect
relating to a form or its instructions
the tax you owe. We may disclose your
must be retained as long as their
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