# 2026-07169: IRS Slashes Tax Prep Fee by One Dollar, Hearing Dies Quietly

2026-07169, Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) User Fee Update; Hearing Cancellation, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service published 2026-04-14, effective The public hearing scheduled for April 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET is cancelled. (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07169
- As of: 2026-06-11
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07169
- Title: Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) User Fee Update; Hearing Cancellation
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service
- Citation: 91 FR 19090
- Published: 2026-04-14
- Effective: The public hearing scheduled for April 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET is cancelled.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1545-BR56
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

IRS Slashes Tax Prep Fee by One Dollar, Hearing Dies Quietly

## Summary

If you prepare tax returns, the fee to get or renew your Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) is dropping from $11 to $10, plus a small extra charge to a third party. A public hearing about this change, set for April 24, 2026, was cancelled because no one signed up to speak. This means the IRS is moving forward smoothly with the updated fee.

## Abstract

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.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-07169 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/14/2026-07169/preparer-tax-identification-number-ptin-user-fee-update-hearing-cancellation)
- [2026-07169 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-14/pdf/2026-07169.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07169 (as of 2026-06-11).