# 2026-00334: Feedback Wanted on Excise Taxes for Employee Benefits

2026-00334, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment on Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service published 2026-01-12, effective Written comments should be received on or before March 13, 2026 to be assured of consideration. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00334
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment on Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service
- Citation: 91 FR 1237
- Published: 2026-01-12
- Effective: Written comments should be received on or before March 13, 2026 to be assured of consideration.
- Comments close: 2026-03-13
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Feedback Wanted on Excise Taxes for Employee Benefits

## Summary

The IRS wants your thoughts on how it collects info about excise taxes tied to employee benefit plans. If you handle these plans, this could affect how you report and pay taxes, so your feedback matters! Comments are due by March 13, 2026, helping the IRS make the process clearer and less of a hassle.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the IRS is inviting comments on the information collection request outlined in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Continued excise tax filing burden: cost, high. If you run a business that sponsors employee benefit plans, you must continue to use Form 5330 to report and pay excise taxes and Form 8868 to request filing extensions. The IRS estimates 26,460 respondents, about 47 hours 26 minutes per respondent, totaling 1,255,149 annual burden hours; comments…

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## Sources
- [2026-00334 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/12/2026-00334/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-on-return-of-excise-taxes-related-to-employee)
- [2026-00334 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-12/pdf/2026-00334.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00334 (as of 2026-06-08).