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Form 8717-A (2-2013)
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Instructions
Where To File
You are not required to provide the
information requested on a form subject to
Include Form 8717-A and user fee with
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the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form
your request or application.
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.)
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Generally, a user fee is required with each
of the following:
must be retained as long as their contents
application for an opinion or advisory
may become material in the administration of
letter. The user fees are shown on page 1.
If sent via U.S. mail,
any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax
Information on this Form was previously
Internal Revenue Service
returns and return information are
requested on Form 8717. For more
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confidential, as required by section 6103.
information, see Rev. Proc. 2013-8,
Attn: Pre-Approved Plans Coordinator
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The time needed to complete and file this
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form will vary depending on individual
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subsequent updates for more information.
circumstances. The estimated average time is:
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1 hr., 12 min.
Delivery Service,
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Form 8717-A is effective for opinion and
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advisory letter applications postmarked on
Attn: Pre-Approved Plans Coordinator
or after February 1, 2013. The Service will
Preparing, copying,
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continue to accept Form 8717 (Rev.
assembling, and sending
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November 2011) for applications
the form to the IRS
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1 hr., 48 min.
postmarked prior to August 1, 2013. If
If you have comments concerning the
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask
using the Form 8717, please make sure
accuracy of this time estimate or suggestions
for the information on this form to carry out
the correct user fee is paid.
for making this form simpler, we would be
the Internal Revenue laws of the United
Check the appropriate box in line 5 and
happy to hear from you. You can write to the
States. If you want to have your plan
attach a check or money order payable to
Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products
approved by the IRS, you are required to give
“United States Treasury” for the full amount of
Coordinating Committee,
us the information. We need it to determine
the user fee to Form 8717-A. If you do not
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whether you meet the legal requirements for
include the full amount, your application may
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plan approval. Section 7528 authorizes us to
be returned.
Do not send this form to this address.
charge a user fee.
Attach Form 8717-A to the opinion or
Instead, see Where To File, earlier.
advisory letter application for Forms 4461,
4461-A, and 4461-B.
If you have multiple plans, submit a
separate opinion or advisory letter
application and Form 8717-A for each
plan.