The period to renew Preparer Tax Identification Numbers for 2013 has begun, and the IRS is also reminding the nation’s 730,000 federal tax return preparers that they must renew their PTINs, and that preparers who have a competency test requirement should schedule their exam soon.
Anyone who is a paid federal tax return preparer must register with the IRS and have a PTIN, as must all Enrolled Agents. Additionally, some return preparers have new continuing education and competency test requirements.
The IRS maintains that the online PTIN renewal process takes about 15 minutes. Renewed PTINs will be valid for calendar 2013. The IRS also claims it has “significantly upgraded the PTIN system to make it easier to use and more intuitive.”
Renewal costs $63. Preparers who have forgotten their log-in information, password or e-mail address can use
Preparers have been talking about PTIN renewal on such discussion boards as LinkedIn’s
New CE and testing