The IRS would use money from the Inflation Reduction Act to keep the agency’s over 74,000 employees working for the first five days of a potential government shutdown.

The fee reduction comes as a result of a biennial review of PTIN fees.

The IRS will phase out the use of paper checks for refunds beginning Sept. 30 and will publish detailed guidance later.

In a letter to the IRS, the AICPA said the changes align with an executive order mandating that all federal tax payments and refunds be processed electronically.