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Return Preparer Office Federal Tax Return Preparer Statistics

Data current as of 12/10/2012

Number of Individuals with Current Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTINs) for 2012†	739,061
Professional Credentials‡
Attorneys	33,270
Certified Public Accountants	220,976
Enrolled Actuaries	555
Enrolled Agents	47,042
Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents	623
Registered Tax Return Preparers	44,270
Other Categories
Supervised Preparers*	61,222
Non-1040 Preparers*	50,895
Preparers with provisional PTINs who have not yet passed the RTRP test	304,077

† Cumulative number of individuals issued PTINs since 9/28/2010: 884,517

‡ Some preparers have multiple professional credentials.

* These numbers do not include attorneys, certified public accountants, or enrolled agents. Also, preparers may be both supervised and non-1040 filers.

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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-12-13

Return Preparer Office Federal Tax Return Preparer Statistics

Number of Individuals with Current Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTINs) for 2012†

739,061

Professional Credentials‡

Other Categories