# 2026-07681: IRS Slashes Tax Pro Exam Fees to Sweeten the Deal

2026-07681, Enrolled Agent Special Enrollment Examination User Fee Update, is a Federal Register rule from Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service published 2026-04-20, effective 2026-04-20; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07681
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07681
- Title: Enrolled Agent Special Enrollment Examination User Fee Update
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service
- Citation: 91 FR 20899
- Published: 2026-04-20
- Effective: 2026-04-20
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1545-BS12
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

IRS Slashes Tax Pro Exam Fees to Sweeten the Deal

## Summary

Starting April 20, 2026, the IRS is lowering the fee for each part of the Enrolled Agent Special Enrollment Exam from $99 to $66. This change helps future tax pros save money while still covering the IRS’s costs. If you’re planning to take the exam, get ready for a friendlier price tag soon!

## Abstract

This document contains interim final regulations relating to the imposition of user fees for the special enrollment examination for enrolled agents (EA SEE). These regulations reduce the user fee for each part of the EA SEE from $99 per part to $66 per part. The Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952 authorizes the charging of user fees. The text of these interim final regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in this issue in the Proposed Rules section of this edition of the Federal Register.

## Effects PRIA read

- IRS EA Exam Fee Reduced: benefit, low. If you plan to take the Enrolled Agent Special Enrollment Examination (EA SEE), the IRS user fee for each part is reduced from $99 to $66 per part effective April 20, 2026. The $66 fee pays for the IRS’s oversight and is charged in addition to any fees the exam administrator (contractor) charges.
- Third-Party Test Administrator Fee: cost, high. If you take the EA SEE, the contractor that administers the exam charges a separate fee you must pay directly. For the May 2026–February 2027 testing period the contractor's fee is $251 per part (it was $168 per part for May 2025–February 2026 and is $211 per part for May 2029–February 2030), and t…

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## Sources
- [2026-07681 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07681/enrolled-agent-special-enrollment-examination-user-fee-update)
- [2026-07681 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-20/pdf/2026-07681.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07681 (as of 2026-06-11).