The IRS Return Preparer Office has updated total numbers of federal return preparers who hold PTINs.
According to
- CPAs: 223,320
- Supervised and non-1040 preparers: 120,347
- EAs: 50,635
- Attorneys: 33,349
- Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents: 738
- Enrolled Actuaries: 506
The IRS notes that some preparers hold multiple professional credentials and that preparers may be both supervised and non-1040 filers.
Since Sept. 28, 2010, 994,278 individuals have been issued PTINs.