PTIN User Fee Hearing Cancellation; Fee Reduction from $11 to $10 Still Pending
Summary
The IRS cancelled the public hearing scheduled for April 24, 2026 on the proposed PTIN user fee reduction. The hearing was cancelled because no requests to testify or topic outlines were received by the April 2, 2026 deadline. The underlying proposed rule would reduce the PTIN fee from $11 to $10; comments on the rule may still be submitted via Regulations.gov under docket REG-108673-25.
What changed
The IRS cancelled the public hearing on the proposed PTIN user fee reduction from $11 to $10. No requests to testify or topic outlines were received by the April 2, 2026 deadline, resulting in the cancellation of the April 24, 2026 hearing. The underlying proposed rulemaking (REG-108673-25) remains open for public comment.
Tax return preparers who may be affected by the PTIN fee change should continue monitoring the regulatory process. The cancellation does not affect the substance of the proposed fee reduction. Interested parties may still submit comments electronically via Regulations.gov.
What to do next
- Monitor Regulations.gov (REG-108673-25) for updates on PTIN fee reduction rulemaking
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Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) User Fee Update; Hearing Cancellation
A Proposed Rule by the Internal Revenue Service on 04/14/2026
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-07169 (91 FR 19090) Document Headings ###### Department of the Treasury
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- 26 CFR Part 300
- [REG-108673-25]
- RIN 1545-BR56
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION:
Cancellation of a notice of public hearing on a proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY:
This document cancels a public hearing on proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to the interim final regulations to amend the current regulations to reduce from $11 to $10 the amount of the user fee imposed on tax return preparers to apply for or renew a preparer tax identification number (PTIN) plus an amount payable directly to the third party contractor.
DATES:
The public hearing scheduled for April 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET is cancelled.
ADDRESSES:
See public comments submitted electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by searching IRS and (REG-108673-25).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martina Greene of the Publications and Regulations Section, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration) at (202) 317-6901 (not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A notice of proposed rulemaking appeared in the Federal Register on September 30, 2025 (90 FR 46777). A notice of public hearing published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2026 (91 FR 14657) announced that a public hearing was scheduled for April 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET. The subject of the hearing is under 26 CFR part 300. The notice of public hearing instructed those interested in testifying to submit a request to testify and an outline of the topics to be addressed by April 2, 2026. We did not receive any requests to testify or outlines of topics. Therefore, the public hearing scheduled for April 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET is cancelled.
Kalle L. Wardlow,
Federal Register Liaison, Publications and Regulations Section, Associate Chief Counsel, (Procedure & Administration).
[FR Doc. 2026-07169 Filed 4-13-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-07169 (91 FR 19090)
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