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Where to go to get PTIN verified? Do preparers need to do this yearly now?

rhoadesdiane
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Just-Lisa-Now-
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EFINs need to be verified with Intuit.  Not sure how you verify a PTIN.


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George4Tacks
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https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/update-your-ptin-account-information You do need to register each year.


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Just-Lisa-Now-
Level 15
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I dont think Intuit cross checks PTINS to be valid, do you?
I think its a program glitch, Im guessing they got this message as well

https://proconnect.intuit.com/community/proseries-tax-discussions/discussion/efile-reject-return-has...


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George4Tacks
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Possibly IRS checks. If you did not renew your PTIN, it is not unreasonable that an efile could be rejected. I have always been a good boy, so I don't know.

I do not THINK Intuit verifies PTIN, but then again I could not log onto my program today because I forgot my user name. 


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Just-Lisa-Now-
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LOL. I always have my username saved in the sign in screen....I accidentally deleted it one day and kind of panicked that I was sure what it was!

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George4Tacks
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Then I was locked out 3 times - Aghh! Getting old is hard work. A waist is terrible thing to mind. (Or something like that)


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IRonMaN
Level 15

In the preparer information section of the program just check the box that the PTIN has been verified - by you - they just want to make sure you have entered the correct number.


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PDX Tax
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Here is a little more detail for newer people.

Click on Tools in the upper menu

Select Options

Select Firm/Preparer Info

Scroll to Preparer and check the box to verify PTIN

 

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sfane
Level 2

Can you please explain ? I don;t see where to verify PTIN in  preparer section

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Level 15
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This was posted in Lacerte, but it looks like some of the answers are for ProSeries...which software are you using?

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George4Tacks
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This has links for all 3 Intuit products on how to verify PTIN.

https://proconnect.intuit.com/community/federal-taxes/help/ptin-requirements-for-tax-return-preparer...

 


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joshuabarksatlcs
Level 10

I'm going off on a tangent here.  

PTIN has to be renewed annually (with a fee).  For practitioners who didn't renew, I wonder if the e-filing prepared under the expired PTIN would fail or at least be flagged.

The number that a practitioner should verify is the PFIN number.  Last March, a friend called me in panic.  Turned out her PFIN was a "made up number" by herself way back when e-filing started, and finally last year her software asked her to verify it.  So, in the middle of the tax season (shortly before the March deadline), she lost the ability to do efiling...  The only help I could offer was to do the e-extensions.  EFIN is administered by IRS e-services.  The phone service is quite accessible.  (I just incorporated and my corporation needs its own EFIN.)  In both times I called, the folks at the IRS e-services called me back (an offered option) - in about 40 minutes.  The folks at e-services are very helpful and effective.

  


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joshuabarksatlcs
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Typo: EFIN, NOT PFIN....  The office is so cold that my fingers are numb and the typing is messed up..  Or it was just the keyboard...


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Just-Lisa-Now-
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I was hoping it was a typo....I thought good lord, whats this PFIN were supposed to have!

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joshuabarksatlcs
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LOL.... (or should it be lolling). 

I corrected it later in the later part of the post, when my fingers (or my so-called brain) warmed up.


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rivascpa
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Thank you.

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