Instructions For Form 1045 - 2004 Page 7

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requested information. We need it to
to the Department of Justice, to
agencies to enforce federal nontax
ensure that you are complying with
enforce the tax laws, both civil and
criminal laws, or to federal law
these laws and to allow us to figure
criminal, and to cities, states, the
enforcement and intelligence
and collect the right amount of tax.
District of Columbia, U.S.
agencies to combat terrorism.
Section 6109 requires that you
commonwealths or possessions, and
The time needed to complete and
disclose your taxpayer identification
certain foreign governments to carry
file this form will vary depending on
number (SSN, ITIN, or EIN). If you do
out their tax laws. We may disclose
individual circumstances. The
not provide the information
your tax information to the
estimated average time is:
requested, we may be unable to
Department of Treasury and
Recordkeeping, 4 hr., 9 min.;
process this application.
contractors for tax administration
Learning about the law or the form,
purposes; and to other persons as
You are not required to provide the
47 min.; Preparing the form, 6 hr.,
necessary to obtain information which
information requested on a form that
28 min.; and Copying, assembling,
we cannot get in any other way in
is subject to the Paperwork Reduction
and sending the form to the IRS, 1
order to determine the amount of or
Act unless the form displays a valid
hr., 3 min.
to collect the tax you owe. We may
OMB control number. Books or
If you have comments concerning
disclose your tax information to the
records relating to a form or its
the accuracy of these time estimates
Comptroller General of the United
instructions must be retained as long
or suggestions for making this form
States to permit the Comptroller
as their contents may become
simpler, we would be happy to hear
General to review the Internal
material in the administration of any
from you. You can write to the
Revenue Service. We may disclose
Internal Revenue law.
Internal Revenue Service, Tax
your tax information to Committees of
Generally, tax returns and return
Products Coordinating Committee,
Congress; federal, state, and local
information are confidential, as stated
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child support agencies; and to other
in section 6103. However, section
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington,
federal agencies for the purposes of
6103 allows or requires the Internal
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determining entitlement for benefits or
Revenue Service to disclose or give
Do not send the form to this
the eligibility for and the repayment of
the information shown on your tax
address. Instead, see Where To File
loans. We may also disclose this
return to others as described in the
on page 1.
information to other countries under a
Internal Revenue Code. For example,
tax treaty, to federal and state
we may disclose your tax information
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