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I have had a PTIN since they were offered and have been e-filing since the late 90's. Yes, I run a home office ( my ex didn't want me to work out of the home - and now that I have a grandchild, I'm still in the home office) with about 300 clients/yr. I do not offer Rals, RAc's or any other such nonsense...e-file with direct deposit and FeeCollect if absolutley necessary. I take about 32 hours of CPE/yr not because I have to but because I want to stay informed. My rates are reasonable and competitive for the small community I live in. I do have an associates degree in accounting and do have some small business bookkeeping and sales tax accounts. I don't mind paying a fee to be 'official' - and I don't mind being governed by circular 230 rules. What I mind is the same people preparing returns that I have been repairing all these years finding the obvious loopholes in the new regs. They will still find a way to be in business and we, ethical people will have to charge our loyal customers more to cover the cost. In my area alone there is a person in the neighboring city that is 'helping' immigrants get ITIN's - he is not on the IRS approved list of people qualified to do this, but lists his services differently to get around it. I predict the same returns I've been amending over the years by certain people in my area will still have to be amended and the return will say 'self prepared' and he will be charging an e-file fee....ERO's are NOT subject to the new regs...this is not right.