The IRS can talk about your Form 2290 with any person or company that you name as a third-party designee. A third-party designee can be your family member, an employee, or someone who prepares your taxes. Only the people you name as your third-party nominee can talk to the IRS. After one year of filing Form 2290, the permissions of your third-party designees will no longer be valid.
When you give your third-party designee approval, you let them share information about your Form 2290 with the IRS and ask for and receive written tax return information about your Form 2290. Account records, letters, and copies of notices are all part of the information. That being said, the person you choose will not be able to make you pay more taxes or speak for you to the IRS.
What is a third-party designee in Form 2290?
The IRS can talk about your Form 2290 with any person or company that you name as a third-party designee. A third-party designee can be your family member, an employee, or someone who prepares your taxes. Only the people you name as your third-party nominee can talk to the IRS. After one year of filing Form 2290, the permissions of your third-party designees will no longer be valid.
When you give your third-party designee approval, you let them share information about your Form 2290 with the IRS and ask for and receive written tax return information about your Form 2290. Account records, letters, and copies of notices are all part of the information. That being said, the person you choose will not be able to make you pay more taxes or speak for you to the IRS.
Last modified: December 19, 2025
