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Form 8453-I (2015)
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Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for
The time needed to complete and file this form will vary
the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue
depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average
laws of the United States. You are required to give us the
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information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with
Recordkeeping
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4 hrs., 46 min.
these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the right amount
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of tax. Section 6109 requires EROs to provide their identifying
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numbers on the return.
Copying, assembling, and sending
You are not required to provide the information requested on
the form to the IRS
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a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless
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