Get Announcement 2003-68 - Delay Of Rolling Renewal Schedule For Enrolled Agents Under Section 10.6

To check on the status of your application for renewal after March 31, call 1-855-472-5540. Please allow 90 days for processing before calling to check on the status of your application.

If you have decided to reactivate your Enrolled Agent license, after having been in inactive status, follow these steps: You must have 72 hours of CPE completed. Make copies of all CPE certificates. Have an active PTIN (check status and/or renew at the IRS PTIN site if necessary)

Your status as an Enrolled Agent must be renewed every three years as determined by the last digit of your Social Security Number (SSN). Applications for renewal of enrollment must be submitted between November 1 and January 31 prior to April 1 of the year that your next enrollment cycle begins.

Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years based on the last digit of your social security number (renewal period is between 4/1 – 6/30 each year). If your SSN ends in: 0, 1, 2 or 3 – your renewal cycle is April 1, 2022. 4, 5 or 6 – your renewal cycle is April 1, 2023.

Enrolled Agent renewal You'll need to complete the IRS EA renewal requirement every three years. To do this, you'll submit a form to apply for renewal of enrollment to practice before the IRS. You can either apply online or by mail, similar to when you first applied to become an Enrolled Agent.

1. How many continuing education hours must enrolled agents obtain?(reviewed 7/29/22) Enrolled agents must obtain 72 hours of continuing education every three years. A minimum of 16 hours must be earned per year, two of which must be on ethics.

You will be automatically classified as “inactive” if you fail to: Meet the CPE requirements for your EA license renewal. Submit your enrolled agent license renewal by the due date. Meet any other condition of renewal.

ENROLLED AGENT (EA) ANNUAL ENROLLMENT RENEWAL APPLICATION PERIOD BEGINS NOVEMBER 1. The 2024 Enrollment Renewal Application Period is open from November 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024.