Lee B Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Copied from the NAEA Newsletter:from the Return Preparer Office Ms. Campbell also reminded EAs that RPO is providing enrolled agents with the ability to check how many returns have been filed on their PTIN. Given rampant troubles with identity theft, EAs should check regularly. Here's how:Go to IRS.govGo to the Tax Professionals sectionOn the right hand side of the page, look for the button "PTIN Open Season/Renew or Sign Up Now" (which you are not doing, but...)Click on that button to access the PTIN account pageSign inGo to View Returns Filed Per PTINWhile you will receive the number of returns filed electronically per tax year, the information is not updated daily (we believe it is updated once a month-and the site will display the most recent revision date), so please do not be alarmed if the number of returns does not line up precisely with the number you believe you filed. If, however, you believe you filed 312 returns and IRS' data shows 409 returns, well then, that's a problem. If IRS believes you filed significantly more returns than you believe you filed, you are instructed to file Form 14157 (which is counter-intuitive -- and difficult because it appears you are filing a misconduct case against yourself!). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Interesting and good to know. Presently it is currently set up to report only for EAs, it only reports those that are the 1040 series returns, and only if 50 or more returns have been filed with that PTIN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Strange, to report only for EAs, when it's reporting on PTINs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 I thought so too, but that was the message it produced. Formatting and bolded text is from the IRS site, not my formatting:Returns Filed per PTINSee the chart below for the number of tax returns with your PTIN processed by the IRS this year. The data is updated monthly and includes only Form 1040 series returns processed through the date specified.If the number is substantially higher than the number of tax returns you've prepared and you suspect possible misuse of your PTIN, complete Form 14157.Note: A minimum of 50 returns must be processed for data to be shown. At this time the data is only available for enrolled agents, but will be expanded to other PTIN holders in the future.Definitions:Processing Year: the year the return was processed by the IRSTax Year: the tax year of the return1040s Processed: includes only 1040 series returns (1040, 1040-PR, 1040-SS, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040EZ-T, 1040NR, and 1040NR-EZ)No records to show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJStephens Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Hmmm. Mine is 8 short of the actual number processed. I wonder what to make of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Strange, to report only for EAs, when it's reporting on PTINs? IRS' database may be segregated in some additional way because IRS tracks the EAs' CPE requirements and may have programmed only that section to tract the returns also. Guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Hmmm. Mine is 8 short of the actual number processed. I wonder what to make of that.I don't think 8 1040s would enough of a difference to worry about unless it was a significant % of the total number of 1040 series returns that you prepare. I hardly doubt that is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Had to go back and read about when they update and what they update - because when I checked, they had only about 3/4 the number of my e-filed 1040's. But they update monthly (so likely the April rush is missing) and only with returns processed (ditto, plus possibly late March returns still un-processed). And none of my non-1040 returns would be listed. So don't worry, folks, if the number looks LOW. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 I'm an EA and have filed 66 returns to date per my records; only four of those were within the last month. But, the IRS has 0 returns listed for my PTIN. Zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Lion, were all 66 returns 1040s or, if not, were at least 50 of those 1040s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Good point. I did prepare two S-corps. Gotta count again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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