Enrolled Agents Group Questions IRS Justification of Fee Hike

The National Association of Enrolled Agents questioned the IRS on how it plans to use funds from the proposed increase in fees for enrolled agents, in a public hearing Wednesday.

An enrolled agent is a tax professional who has received authorization from the federal government to represent taxpayers before the IRS.

REG-114209-21, published in March, proposes the IRS increase enrolled agent fees to $140 from $67 to cover direct and indirect costs to administer the enrollment and renewal program. This is a 467% increase from 2019, when the user fee was $30.

“While NAEA has been very public ...