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Proposed rule

Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) User Fee Update; Hearing Cancellation

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 14, 2026. Document 2026-07169. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

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.

The Internal Revenue Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

26 CFR 300

What happens next and when

The public hearing scheduled for April 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET is cancelled.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-07169
ActionCancellation of a notice of public hearing on a proposed rulemaking.
AgenciesTreasury Department; Internal Revenue Service
PublishedApril 14, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1545-BR56
DocketIRS-2025-0301

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register