Application for Approval of Prototype Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) or Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE IRA Plan)
ICR 201309-1545-045 · OMB 1545-0199 · Historical Active
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Application for Approval of Prototype Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) or Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE IRA Plan)
This form is used by banks, credit unions, insurance companies, and trade or professional associations to apply for approval of a Simplified Employee Pension Plan or Savings Incentive Match Plan to be used by more than one employer. The data collected is used to determine if the prototype plan submitted is an approved plan.
The form has been revised to include the contact person's email address and a check-box notifying the IRS that a Form 2848, Power of Attorney, is attached. This additional information will assist the IRS in the processing of applications by providing various means of communicating with the applicant and reducing the processing by identifying the Form 2848 as an attachment. This program change will increase the burden by 2,450 hours per year; for a total of 96,850 burden hours requested.
$1,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Esther Woodworth 202 622-3090
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.