IRS Typos Mean Skyrocketing Fees for Estate Tax Letters
Published Date: 6/24/2025
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Summary
The IRS fixed some big number typos in their Estate Tax Closing Letter user fee update. If you’re paying these fees, the corrected costs are much higher than first shown, so expect the right amounts to be used going forward. These changes are official as of June 24, 2025, making sure everyone’s on the same page about fees.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Quality Assurance Fee Raised Big
If you pay the IRS Estate Tax Closing Letter fee, the Quality Assurance & Benefits line is corrected to $9,546 instead of the previously printed $95.46. This correction is official as of June 24, 2025 and means that the Quality Assurance component of the fee is much larger than originally shown.
Full Cost Per Request Corrected to $502,573
If you request an Estate Tax Closing Letter, the Full Cost per Request is corrected to $502,573 (it was previously printed with a decimal error as $502.572 or $502.573). This correction is effective as of June 24, 2025 and means the full per-request cost is shown as $502,573.
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