The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that effective Oct. 1, 2012, applications to become an IRS e-file provider must be submitted online.
“We will no longer accept paper e-file applications,” the IRS said in an email to tax professionals.
Until now the IRS had been allowing tax professionals to fill out
1. Create an IRS
2. Submit your
3. Pass a
The IRS estimated that the online application process takes four to six weeks to complete and urged tax professionals not to delay.
Assistance is available at