RatherBeGolfing Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 IRS Loses $175 Million Class Action Lawsuit The basics: IRS made PTINs mandatory IRS justifies annual PTIN fee with 31 U.S.C. § 9701, which allows agencies to charge for a service or value provided Two CPAs sue the IRS claiming that the IRS was not allowed to require PTINs and was not allowed to charge PTIN fees Court held that the IRS can require PTINs, but that the PTIN is not a service or of value to the preparer, so the IRS cannot charge PTIN fees Furthermore, the IRS must refund PTIN fees to the class (which includes many of us) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gulia Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thank you, RatherBeGolfing, for calling our attention to this information. For those who want to read beyond the good summary, here's a link to Judge Lamberth's opinion: https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2014cv1523-78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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