# 2025-09263: IRS Asks for Comments on Who Can Handle Your Tax Details

2025-09263, Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Disclosure of Returns and Return Information to Designee of Taxpayer, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service published 2025-05-23, effective Written comments should be received on or before July 22, 2025 to be assured of consideration.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09263
- As of: 2026-10-22
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-09263
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Disclosure of Returns and Return Information to Designee of Taxpayer
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service
- Citation: 90 FR 22163
- Published: 2025-05-23
- Effective: Written comments should be received on or before July 22, 2025 to be assured of consideration.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-22

## In one line

IRS Asks for Comments on Who Can Handle Your Tax Details

## Summary

The IRS wants your thoughts on how it collects info when taxpayers let someone else handle their tax details. This affects anyone who appoints a designee to get their tax info. Comments are open until July 22, 2025, helping the IRS make the process clearer and less of a hassle—no extra costs expected.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the IRS is inviting comments on the information collection request outlined in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- IRS may share your tax returns with designees: benefit, low. If you let someone else handle your tax matters, the IRS may disclose your tax returns and return information to that designee without requiring your written request or written consent. This authority stems from section 6103(c) and a 1996 amendment to the law.
- Paperwork burden remains small: 9,000 responses: cost, low. The IRS is extending the current information collection with no changes that would affect burden. The agency estimates 9,000 responses, about 12 minutes per response, for a total of 1,800 annual burden hours; comments on the collection are due by July 22, 2025.

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## Sources
- [2025-09263 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/23/2025-09263/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-on-disclosure-of-returns-and-return)
- [2025-09263 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-23/pdf/2025-09263.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09263 (as of 2026-10-22).