IRS Cancels PTIN Fee Reduction Hearing, No Testimonies Received
Summary
The IRS has cancelled a public hearing scheduled for April 24, 2026 regarding proposed amendments to reduce PTIN user fees from $11 to $10. The hearing was cancelled after no requests to testify or topic outlines were received by the April 2, 2026 deadline. The underlying proposed rulemaking (REG-108673-25) remains open for public comment via regulations.gov.
What changed
The IRS cancelled a public hearing on proposed amendments to 26 CFR Part 300 that would reduce PTIN user fees from $11 to $10. The hearing was scheduled for April 24, 2026 at 10 a.m. ET but was cancelled after no interested parties submitted requests to testify or outlines of topics by the April 2, 2026 deadline. The underlying proposed rulemaking published September 30, 2025 (90 FR 46777) remains open for public comment.
Tax return preparers and their firms should note that while the hearing is cancelled, the proposed fee reduction from $11 to $10 has not yet been finalized. Comments on the rulemaking may still be submitted electronically via regulations.gov. The proposal would affect all tax return preparers required to obtain or renew PTINs.
What to do next
- Monitor regulations.gov for updates on the PTIN fee reduction proposed rulemaking (REG-108673-25)
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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] BILLING CODE 4831-GV-P
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