Section 1501 of the Internal Revenue Code (the âCodeâ) states that an affiliated group of corporations shall have the privilege of making a consolidated return with respect to the Federal income taxes for the taxable year in lieu of separate returns.
Section 1502 of the Code states that the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as deemed necessary in order to determine, compute and assess the Federal income tax liability of any affiliated group of corporations making a consolidated Federal income tax return.
The rules in Treas. Reg. §§ 1.1502-77, 1.1502-77A, and 1.1502-77B, Rev. Proc. 2002-43 and Rev. Proc. 2015-26 necessitate collecting information from taxpayers in order for the Commissioner to more effectively communicate with the agent to determine the groupâs Federal income tax liability.
US Code:
26 USC 1502
Name of Law: Agency for Consolidated Group
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.