Enrolled Agent SEE · 2026 vendor change

PSI replaced Prometric for the EA exam on March 1, 2026

Testing was dark from March 1 to June 30, 2026 and resumed on July 1, 2026. The window that reopened runs through February 28, 2027. If you already hold a passed part, that window and your three-year carryover are two different deadlines — the carryover clock below shows both.

The 2026 facts, as the IRS states them

ItemWhat it isSource
VendorPSI Services replaced Prometric effective March 1, 2026IRS vendor-transition notice
Testing blackoutMarch 1 – June 30, 2026 — no SEE testingIRS / PSI transition schedule
Testing resumedJuly 1, 2026IRS / PSI transition schedule
Current window endsFebruary 28, 2027SEE testing window
Fee$317 per partSEE Candidate Information Bulletin
Passing score500 on a 200–800 scaled rangeSEE Candidate Information Bulletin
Carryover of passed parts3 years from the date you passed each partIRS vendor-transition notice
Blackout extensionDomestic parts expiring May 1 – June 30, 2026 received a 2-month extensionIRS relief for the transition blackout

The IRS states: “Effective March 1, 2026, the IRS Enrolled Agent Special Enrollment Exam (EA-SEE) is no longer developed and administered by Prometric, LLC. A new vendor, PSI Services, has been selected to develop and administer the exam.”

Carryover clock

Enter the date you passed a part. The clock returns the weeks left on that part's three-year carryover, the weeks left in the current testing window, and a plan length that fits inside whichever deadline arrives first.

Nothing is sent anywhere — the clock runs in your browser.

EA 2026 questions

When did EA exam testing reopen?

July 1, 2026. SEE testing was suspended from March 1 through June 30, 2026 while delivery moved from Prometric to PSI Services. The window that opened on July 1, 2026 runs through February 28, 2027.

What does the EA exam cost in 2026?

$317 per part. The SEE has three parts, each scheduled and paid for separately, so a full pass costs $951 in exam fees if you pass every part on the first attempt.

What changed when PSI replaced Prometric?

The IRS states that effective March 1, 2026 the Enrolled Agent Special Enrollment Examination is no longer developed and administered by Prometric; PSI Services was selected to develop and administer it. Registration and scheduling now run through the PSI candidate portal. The exam content outline, the three-part structure, and the 3.5-hour 100-question format are unchanged.

How does EA carryover work?

You must pass all three parts within a three-year window that runs from the date you passed each part. Passed parts expire one at a time, oldest first. Because the March 1 – June 30, 2026 blackout removed four months of testing, domestic parts that were set to expire between May 1 and June 30, 2026 received a two-month extension.

How many weeks are left in the current testing window?

The window runs through February 28, 2027 — about 30 weeks from the start of August 2026. Use the carryover clock on this page to compare that deadline against your own three-year carryover date, because whichever comes first is your real deadline.

Studying for the remaining parts? The plan is built from your materials, dates every task day-by-day against your exam date, and generates quizzes from the pages you upload — see the EA study system.

exclam.ai is not affiliated with the IRS, PSI Services, or Prometric. Dates, fees, scoring, and carryover rules are set by the IRS and published in the SEE Candidate Information Bulletin — confirm them on irs.gov and the PSI candidate portal before you schedule or pay.