PTIN Renewal

The IRS has begun to accept renewals for existing PTIN holders or applications for new PTINs for 2018.

The US District Court did uphold the IRS’s authority to require preparers to obtain a PTIN therefore anyone who prepares or helps prepare any federal tax return for compensation must have a valid PTIN and existing PTIN holders must renew their PTIN each year.

The big difference for renewals this year is that the IRS is no longer charging a fee to renew or obtain a PTIN. The same US District Court of Columbia enjoined the IRS from charging a user fee for the issuance and renewal of PTINs on June 1, 2017.

For more information see the 2018 PTIN Renewal Period Underway for Tax Professionals news release on the IRS website.