Instructions For Form 1040ez - Income Tax Return For Single And Joint Filers With No Dependents - 2004 Page 23
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35Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, the Privacy Act of
requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose or give the infor-
1974, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 require that when
mation shown on your tax return to others as described in the Code.
we ask you for information we must first tell you our legal right to
For example, we may disclose your tax information to the Depart-
ask for the information, why we are asking for it, and how it will be
ment of Justice to enforce the tax laws, both civil and criminal, and
used. We must also tell you what could happen if we do not receive
to cities, states, the District of Columbia, U.S. commonwealths or
it and whether your response is voluntary, required to obtain a
possessions, and certain foreign governments to carry out their tax
benefit, or mandatory under the law.
laws. We may disclose your tax information to the Department of
Treasury and contractors for tax administration purposes; and to
This notice applies to all papers you file with us, including this
other persons as necessary to obtain information which we cannot
tax return. It also applies to any questions we need to ask you so we
get in any other way in order to determine the amount of or to
can complete, correct, or process your return; figure your tax; and
collect the tax you owe. We may disclose your tax information to
collect tax, interest, or penalties.
the Comptroller General of the United States to permit the Comp-
Our legal right to ask for information is Internal Revenue Code
troller General to review the Internal Revenue Service. We may
sections 6001, 6011, and 6012(a), which require you to file a return
disclose your tax information to Committees of Congress; federal,
or statement with us for any tax you are liable for. Your response is
state, and local child support agencies; and to other federal agencies
mandatory under these sections. Code section 6109 requires that
for the purposes of determining entitlement for benefits or the
you provide your social security number or individual taxpayer
eligibility for and the repayment of loans. We may also disclose this
identification number on what you file. This is so we know who you
information to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state
are, and can process your return and other papers. You must fill in
agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law
all parts of the tax form that apply to you. But you do not have to
enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism.
check the boxes for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund or for
the third party designee. You also do not have to provide your
Please keep this notice with your records. It may help you if we
daytime phone number.
ask you for other information. If you have questions about the rules
for filing and giving information, please call or visit any Internal
You are not required to provide the information requested on a
Revenue Service office.
form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form
displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to
The time it takes to prepare your return.
The time needed to
a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents
complete and file Form 1040EZ will vary depending on individual
may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue
circumstances. The estimated average time is: Recordkeeping, 4
law.
min.; Learning about the law or the form, 1 hr., 41 min.; Prepar-
We ask for tax return information to carry out the tax laws of the
ing the form, 1 hr., 41 min.; and Copying, assembling, and send-
United States. We need it to figure and collect the right amount of
ing the form to the IRS, 20 min. The total is 3 hr., 46 min.
tax.
We welcome comments on forms.
If you have comments concern-
If you do not file a return, do not give the information asked for,
ing the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making
or give false information, you may be charged penalties and be
this form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can
subject to criminal prosecution. We may also have to disallow the
email us at *taxforms@irs.gov. Please put “Forms Comment” on
exemptions, credits, or deductions shown on your tax return. This
the subject line. Or you can write to Internal Revenue Service, Tax
could make the tax higher or delay any refund. Interest may also be
Products Coordinating Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111
charged.
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send your
Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as
return to this address. Instead, see Where Do You File? on the back
stated in Code section 6103. However, Code section 6103 allows or
cover.
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