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Form 8838-P (12-2017)
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Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on
individual circumstances. The estimated burden for individual taxpayers
We ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue
filing this form is approved under OMB control number XXXX-XXXX and
laws of the United States. You’re required to give us the information. We
is included in the estimates shown in the instructions for their individual
need it to ensure that you’re complying with these laws and to allow us
income tax return. The estimated burden for all other taxpayers who file
to figure and collect the right amount of tax.
this form is shown below.
You aren’t required to provide the information requested on a form
Recordkeeping
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4 hr., 32 min.
that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays
Learning about the law or the form .
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1 hr., 33 min.
a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a form or its
Preparing the form .
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2 hr., 37 min.
instructions must be retained as long as their content may become
material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax
Copying, assembling, and sending
returns and return information are confidential, as required by Code
the form to the IRS .
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section 6103.
If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time
estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we’d be happy to
hear from you. See the instructions for the tax return with which this
form is filed.