Form 945: Do you complete Paid Preparer section?

Does anyone prepare Form 945s and complete the "paid preparer use only" section of the form? If you do, do you have a PTIN? We let our PTINs lapse because they are not required for Form 5500 preparers. But the Paid Preparer section asks for the PTIN.

If you are a paid preparer I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure that was a mistake to let it lapse. The following link says anyone preparing a form not specifically excluded must obtain a PTIN.  See page 8 for the list of forms that do not require a PTIN.  You'll note that 5500 and 1099's are on the list, but 940 is not.  Logic would suggest that the IRS includes the paid-preparer/PTIN fields on those forms where the PTIN is required.

https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/preparer-tax-identification-number-information-for-employee-plans-professionals

Apparently it only takes 15 minutes to get one though. 

https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/ptin-requirements-for-tax-return-preparers

On 12/24/2018 at 11:49 AM, pensionreview said:

Does anyone prepare Form 945s and complete the "paid preparer use only" section of the form? If you do, do you have a PTIN? We let our PTINs lapse because they are not required for Form 5500 preparers. But the Paid Preparer section asks for the PTIN.

We do; and we have multiple PTIN numbers (I have one as an EA; my VP has one and she runs the withholding operation and prepares and signs the 945s).

Larry.