Form 8596 - Information Return For Federal Contracts
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Submit with
Form
Information Return for Federal Contracts
(Rev. November 2010)
Form 8596-A.
Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury
1 Name and address of contractor
2 Contractor’s taxpayer identification number
3 Name of common parent, if applicable (See instructions.)
4 Common parent’s employer identification number,
if applicable (See instructions.)
5 Name of Federal executive agency
6 Federal executive agency’s employer
identification number
7 Date of contract action
8 Expected date of contract completion
9 Total amount obligated under the contract
$
10 Contract number
11 Agency code
12 Contract office
13 Contract modification
number
number
General Instructions
Federal executive agency. A Federal executive agency is (a)
any executive agency, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105, other than the
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless
Government Accountability Office, (b) any military department,
otherwise noted.
as defined in 5 U.S.C. 102, and (c) the United States Postal
Service and the Postal Rate Commission.
Purpose of form. Section 6050M and Regulations section
1.6050M-1 require certain Federal executive agencies to file a
Special rules. If a subcontract is entered into by the Small
return to report information about persons with whom they
Business Administration (SBA) under a prime contract between
have entered into contracts. If you are not filing electronically
the SBA and a procuring agency under section 8(a) of the Small
and you have not made the Federal Procurement Data Center
Business Act, the procuring agency, not the SBA, must file
(FPDC) election, explained later, use Forms 8596 and 8596-A,
Forms 8596 and 8596-A.
Quarterly Transmittal of Information Returns for Federal
A Federal Supply Schedule Contract or an Automated Data
Contracts, to furnish the required information.
Processing Schedule Contract entered into by the General
How to file. If you file 250 or more reportable contracts during a
Services Administration (GSA), or a schedule contract entered
1-year period, you must file Form 8596 electronically for each
into by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on behalf of one
quarter of that 1-year period. For information on filing
or more Federal executive agencies, is not to be reported by the
electronically, see Pub. 1516, Specifications for Filing Form
GSA or the VA at the time of execution. Rather, when a Federal
8596, Information Return for Federal Contracts, Electronically. If
executive agency, including the GSA or the VA, places an order
you expect to enter into fewer than 250 reportable contracts
under a schedule contract, then the Federal executive agency
during a 1-year period, you may file paper Forms 8596 and
must file Forms 8596 and 8596-A.
8596-A.
FPDC election. In complying with the requirements of the
Federal Procurement Data System, if you are required to submit
The IRS encourages you to file electronically even
TIP
to the FPDC the same contract information that is required by
though you have fewer than 250 reportable contracts.
Forms 8596 and 8596-A, you may elect to have the FPDC file
Forms 8596 and 8596-A on your behalf for contracts required to
When to file. You must file Forms 8596 quarterly. The due
be reported to the FPDC. If you make the election, your agency
dates for each quarter are shown below. Do not file before the
must not file directly with the IRS to report those contracts
end of the quarter.
required to be submitted to the FPDC. However, you must file
with the IRS for any contracts that are required to be reported
Quarter
Due Date
to the IRS but are not required to be submitted to the FPDC.
January, February, March
April 30
To make this election, attach to your FPDC submission for
April, May, June
July 31
the quarter a signed statement that (a) the Director of the FPDC
July, August, September
October 31
(or his or her delegate) is authorized, in accordance with an
October, November, December
January 31
election made under 26 CFR 1.6050M-1(d)(5), on the agency’s
If the regular due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
behalf, to make the required returns for that quarter and (b)
holiday, file by the next business day.
under penalties of perjury, you have examined the information to
be submitted by your agency to the FPDC for use in making
Where to file. File Forms 8596 and 8596-A with Department of
those returns and it is certified to be, to the best of your
the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Center, Kansas City, MO
knowledge and belief, a compilation of agency records
64999-2222.
maintained in the normal course of business for the purpose of
Who must file. The head of every Federal executive agency or
providing the information necessary for making true, correct,
his or her delegate must file Forms 8596 and 8596-A to report
and complete returns as required by section 6050M.
federal contracts.
8596
Form
(Rev. 11-2010)
Cat. No. 12306H
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