Tax & Finance

IRS Comment Request on Escrow Funds Information Collection

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The IRS is asking the public to comment on an existing information collection covering escrow accounts, settlement funds, and similar funds. The notice is part of the Paperwork Reduction Act process, which requires agencies to review whether reporting requirements are useful and not overly burdensome. Businesses, fund administrators, tax professionals, and others involved with escrow or settlement funds may want to comment by August 21, 2026. Comments can address whether the IRS needs the information, whether its burden estimates are accurate, and how the process could be made clearer or less costly.

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Key Changes

  • Opens a public comment period on IRS information collection for escrow funds and similar funds
  • Sets an August 21, 2026 deadline for comments to receive full consideration
  • Invites feedback on the need, burden, clarity, and cost of the reporting requirements

Obligations

What this law requires

low

Submit written comments on the IRS information collection request by mail to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or by email to [email protected] if seeking assured consideration.

persons or entities submitting comments on the IRS information collection request
On or before August 21, 2026
reporting
low

Include “OMB Control No. 1545-1631” in the subject line when submitting comments by email.

persons or entities submitting email comments on the IRS information collection request
On or before August 21, 2026
reporting

Affected Parties

Businesses using escrow or settlement fundsEscrow and fund administrators+1 more…

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