JRS Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 IRS begins accepting PTIN renewals — but with problems (10-19-2011) "As of today, the IRS has made available their online PTIN renewal system. However, three of us at Spidell went online to renew and all three of us experienced problems. After an hour on the phone with the IRS, they informed us that "hundreds" of people have called with similar problems and it would probably be a "couple of weeks before the bugs are worked out." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Thanks so much for the "heads up"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 IRS begins accepting PTIN renewals — but with problems (10-19-2011) "As of today, the IRS has made available their online PTIN renewal system. However, three of us at Spidell went online to renew and all three of us experienced problems. After an hour on the phone with the IRS, they informed us that "hundreds" of people have called with similar problems and it would probably be a "couple of weeks before the bugs are worked out." I waited until 2nd week of December last year for just this very reason!!! The IRS need new/better programmers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanmcq Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 I was not in the first rush to file the paperwork last year either. I waited about a month and it went through without a hitch. I don't see any reason to be in the first rush now either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Will we receive a notice that we need to renew or do we just have to remember to renew? Thanks for this original post because I think I already forgot about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Everyone has to renew before the new season. So you should be seeing lots of reminders from every professional group. If you applied via paper last year, you will get a reminder with information re renewing online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 I renewed last night online with no problems. Just one more thing out of the way. Renewal is good until Dec 31, 2012. They sent me an e-mail acknowledgement immediately. Last year, I never got that. PTIN has stayed the same. Good luck all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxxcpa Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 There was a glitch the other morning. I completed the online registration successfully, but I couldn't pay the fee. I tried several times and gave up. Later that afternoon, I gave it another shot, and I was able to pay the $ 63. Maybe they were doing some kind of web maintenance. I had the same thing happen when I tried to renew my CPA license--got all the way up to paying and got an error message. The next day I went back in and paid for my license renewal. So, if at first you don't succeed--give up! (or try, try again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I tried to renew last night and ran into problems. Today, same thing. I also have a question. Next to the credientials for my CPA certificate, the system requires an expiration date. Technically the CPA certificate itself doesn't have an expiration date, but I have State of Del individual and firm permits to practice that correspond with the 2-year CPE reporting requirements. So would I use that date as the expiration? I think that's what I did last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Your need to provide your license expiration date. In NYS it expires every 3 years on 12/31, depending on date of issuance. Mike Dubin CPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxxcpa Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 My license expires every year in November. I thought it might look funny to say that it expired in November 2011 so I renewed it as soon as possible after submitting the PTIN information since I had indicated November 2012 on the PTIN renewal. Some states may not have an expiration date and would let it remain unexpired as long as you paid the fees, took the CPE and stayed out of jail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 What if everyone refused to do tax returns until we have the acknowledgment of our current PTIN registration in our hands? My initial registration was Dec. 2010. I received my acknowledgment in the mail Sep. 2011. I will not feel adequately authorized until I have the acknowledgment in my hands. To prepare a return without being properly authorized by the IRS would be an infraction of the most egregious kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeM Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 You would not be in the tax business very long! :spaz: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougO Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Went online and got mine renewal done in about 15 minutes - no problems but I did it late in the evening so there was little traffic to hold up the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I tried to renew online but since I renewed last year by paper, I have to wait from some sort of letter from the IRS with an "authorization code" before I can use the perfectly good online account that is set up. Grrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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