2018 PTIN

[JimTaxes]

I logged in at IRS site.. drop down arrow does not have a link for 2018 renewal.. IRS letter from last month though said season opening up for renewal

[Lee B]

I believe they will send another email when they are actually ready to process renewals ?

[TAXMAN]

Renewed mine this AM.

[Lynn EA USTCP in Louisiana]

My understanding is that it is a 'rolling' renewal. 

 

[BulldogTom]

2 hours ago, JimTaxes said:

I logged in at IRS site.. drop down arrow does not have a link for 2018 renewal.. IRS letter from last month though said season opening up for renewal

Did you get the email saying you are eligible for early renewal?  I did.   We got ours today.  I think they are only allowing those that were sent the email to renew in this early period.

Some of us are special I guess.

Tom
Modesto, CA

[jklcpa]

Is the IRS using the early birds to test its systems? 

Why the rush to renew at the earliest possible moment?

[Abby Normal]

They don't want everybody hitting the website at the same time.

[BulldogTom]

1 hour ago, jklcpa said:

Is the IRS using the early birds to test its systems? 

Why the rush to renew at the earliest possible moment?

To get it out of the way.  This is the official start of the 2018 tax season.

Tom
Modesto, CA

[JimTaxes]

rec'd email today from IRS for my PTIN

some items done this week

• finished my CPE
• renewed my CPA license through 12.31.2020
• renewed PTIN for 2018
• new website published

 

 

[mcb39]

I got mine from the website on Tuesday.  There is no charge this year and the priority renewals are only for a short time.  Get it over with.

 

[Jack from Ohio]

I just renewed last night.  Took all of 5 minutes.

[Mike D]

Filed yesterday, confirmed today. No issues and no cost!

Mike Dubin CPA

 

[Tax Prep by Deb]

Done!

[Catherine]

I renewed my PTIN today but it seems that my CPE total doesn't match what they have on record.  At some point (soon!) I'm going to need to take a closer look at that.  Then make sure that what I have plus what is still scheduled hit the magic 30-hours-with-2-ethics.

[SaraEA]

Catherine, I think some CPE providers stopped reporting to IRS once the courts ruled the agency couldn't require anything of PTIN holders.  The professional tax associations still do, but I wonder about some courses run by CPA boards and CPE mills.

I renewed my PTIN today without problems.  However, when I tried to take our IRS liaison's advice and change my email address to something I will only use for IRS (to avoid every CPE provider sending me offers and crooks pretending to be clients sending me links to their documents to my work email), I discovered I could not change it.  I could change everything else, including my name!, but not my email.  I will contact the liaison on Monday.

I usually renew the PTIN in late Dec.  No point paying before I have to.  Since there is no charge this year, there was no downside to renewing early.  I am wondering, though, if EA renewals will go up in price.  When IRS starting charging for PTINs, NAEA went to bat for us saying it was ridiculous for us to have to pay twice for background, CPE,  and tax compliance checks.  IRS responded by lowering EA renewal fees by A LOT.  I just renewed this year so am good for three years.  Anyone who has to renew soon please let us know if the fees go way up.

[NECPA in NEBRASKA]

Sara, I did manage to change my email to a new one that I will only use for PTIN. It was not as straight forward as I expected. I don't remember exactly how I did it, but it was not under manage profile. It was in some place that we set up at the very beginning with PTIN. I know that it worked, because I received emails from PTIN already. I'm sorry that I am not more helpful, but I'm buried trying to get caught up for my husband's three dr appointments this week and my mother's surgery

[NECPA in NEBRASKA]

You can change your email under "change login information".