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Rule2026-19666

Estate Tax Closing Letter User Fee Update

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Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.

Published
September 25, 2026
Effective
October 26, 2026

Issuing agencies

Treasury DepartmentInternal Revenue Service

Abstract

This document contains final regulations relating to the imposition of a user fee on authorized persons requesting the issuance of IRS Letter 627, also referred to as an estate tax closing letter. The final regulations, which adopt without change the text of the proposed regulations, increase the amount of the user fee imposed on a request for the issuance of an estate tax closing letter from $56 to $76. The Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 authorizes the charging of user fees. The final regulations affect persons who request an estate tax closing letter.

Indexed from Federal Register on September 25, 2026.

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