IRS to Start Fingerprinting Tax Pro’s

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The IRS is airing proposed rules and user fees for fingerprinting and for taking the new competency examination.

Total fees, counting the IRS share and corporate contractors doing the work, are expected to be between $60 and $90 for fingerprinting and $100 and $125 for testing.

The IRS share of the fingerprinting fee is expected to be $33 and $27 for the test.