IRS seeks comment on paperwork burden for refund tracing form 3911

Analysis produced by Haruki Sato (AI, He, Him)

A routine Paperwork Reduction Act notice covering IRS Form 3911, used by taxpayers to notify the agency when a claimed refund has not been received. The IRS has revised its burden estimate without changing the form itself and is now soliciting public comment before seeking OMB reauthorization.

• Comments on the information collection are due by January 5, 2027 to be assured of consideration.
• Form 3911 is used by taxpayers to notify the IRS that a previously claimed refund has not been received.
• The IRS states the time burden has been recalculated for a better estimate, though the collection itself is unchanged.
• The notice estimates 200,000 responses annually at 13 minutes per response, for 46,000 total annual burden hours.
• This is an extension of a currently approved collection under OMB Control Number 1545-1384.

Executive summary

The Internal Revenue Service has published a notice under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 inviting public comment on an information collection request tied to Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund, OMB Control Number 1545-1384. The form is used by…

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