Instructions For 1040 Ez Form - Internal Revenue Service - 2005 Page 23
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37Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, the Privacy Act of
laws. We may disclose your tax information to the Department of
1974, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 require that when
Treasury and contractors for tax administration purposes; and to
we ask you for information we must first tell you our legal right to
other persons as necessary to obtain information which we cannot
ask for the information, why we are asking for it, and how it will be
get in any other way in order to determine the amount of or to
used. We must also tell you what could happen if we do not receive
collect the tax you owe. We may disclose your tax information to
it and whether your response is voluntary, required to obtain a
the Comptroller General of the United States to permit the Comp-
benefit, or mandatory under the law.
troller General to review the Internal Revenue Service. We may
disclose your tax information to Committees of Congress; federal,
This notice applies to all papers you file with us, including this
state, and local child support agencies; and to other federal agencies
tax return. It also applies to any questions we need to ask you so we
for the purposes of determining entitlement for benefits or the
can complete, correct, or process your return; figure your tax; and
eligibility for and the repayment of loans. We may also disclose this
collect tax, interest, or penalties.
information to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state
agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law
Our legal right to ask for information is Internal Revenue Code
enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism.
sections 6001, 6011, and 6012(a), which require you to file a return
or statement with us for any tax you are liable for. Your response is
Please keep this notice with your records. It may help you if we
mandatory under these sections. Code section 6109 requires that
ask you for other information. If you have questions about the rules
you provide your social security number or individual taxpayer
for filing and giving information, please call or visit any Internal
identification number on what you file. This is so we know who you
Revenue Service office.
are, and can process your return and other papers. You must fill in
all parts of the tax form that apply to you. But you do not have to
We welcome comments on forms.
If you have comments concern-
check the boxes for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund or for
ing the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making
the third party designee. You also do not have to provide your
this form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can
daytime phone number.
email us at *taxforms@irs.gov. Please put “Forms Comment” on
the subject line. Or you can write to Internal Revenue Service, Tax
You are not required to provide the information requested on a
Products Coordinating Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111
form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form
Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6406, Washington, DC 20224. Do not
displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to
send your return to this address. Instead, see Where Do You File?
a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents
on the back cover.
may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue
law.
Estimates of Taxpayer Burden
We ask for tax return information to carry out the tax laws of the
The new estimates of taxpayer burden shown here were developed
United States. We need it to figure and collect the right amount of
by the IRS to better measure and understand the burden taxpayers
tax.
experience when preparing their taxes. These estimates of average
If you do not file a return, do not give the information asked for,
preparation times and out-of-pocket expenses are based on a new
or give false information, you may be charged penalties and be
survey of taxpayers and a more accurate method of estimating
subject to criminal prosecution. We may also have to disallow the
taxpayer burden. They focus on taxpayer characteristics and activi-
exemptions, credits, or deductions shown on your tax return. This
ties, rather than forms, and replace the burden estimates shown in
could make the tax higher or delay any refund. Interest may also be
prior year tax form instructions. The data collected to figure the new
charged.
estimates includes type of taxpayer, preparation method, filing
method, and taxpayer activities.
Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as
stated in Code section 6103. However, Code section 6103 allows or
These changes create a one-time shift in estimates of burden
requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose or give the infor-
levels. Comparisons should not be made between these and earlier
mation shown on your tax return to others as described in the Code.
published estimates.
For example, we may disclose your tax information to the Depart-
ment of Justice to enforce the tax laws, both civil and criminal, and
These estimates were the latest available when the forms went to
print. The most current information can be found on the IRS web-
to cities, states, the District of Columbia, U.S. commonwealths or
site: .
possessions, and certain foreign governments to carry out their tax
Estimated Average Preparation Times and Out-of-Pocket Expenses by Return Preparation Method
The average time and expenses required to complete and file Form 1040EZ will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated
averages are:
Self-Prepared Without Tax Software
Self-Prepared With Tax Software
Prepared by Paid Professional
Hours
Costs
Hours
Costs
Hours
Costs
8.3
$5
13.1
$41
8.9
$81
Estimated Average Preparation Time by Taxpayer Activities
The average time needed to complete and file Form 1040EZ is shown below. The estimated averages are:
Average Time (Hours per Return)
Total
Recordkeeping
Tax Planning
Form Completion
All Other Activities
10.1
3.5
2.4
2.5
1.7
Double click on the icon to the left for additional information on the new estimates
of taxpayer burden, which will open a separate HTML file.
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