Treasury Department Proposed Rule

2026-07169: Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) User Fee Update; Hearing Cancellation

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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.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

346 words as published, April 14, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 19090] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-07169] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Part 300 [REG-108673-25] RIN 1545-BR56 Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) User Fee Update; Hearing Cancellation

Agency

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] BILLING CODE 4831-GV-P

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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