If you are referring the 5 digit pin for e-filing the 2021 tax return you can use any 5 digit number. You must however enter the correct 2020 AGI so the return can be e-filed and accepted by the IRS.
The 2020 AGI is on your 2020 federal tax return Form 1040 Line 11.
If you have entered the correct 2020 AGI and the IRS continues to reject the return then the IRS probably does not have your 2020 AGI in their database. Enter a 0 (zero) for the 2020 AGI and e-file the 2021 tax return again.
If you are referring to the 6 digit IP PIN you received from the IRS that is entered in the TurboTax program in the Other Tax Situations section. You must use the IP PIN sent to you for the 2021 tax return which you should have received from the IRS in the mail in January 2022 or December 2021.
If you are required to use the IP PIN and did not receive the PIN from the IRS go to this IRS website to retrieve the IP PIN - https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/retrieve-your-ip-pin
To enter, edit or delete a 6 digit IP PIN
- Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
- Click on Other Tax Situations
- Scroll down to Other Return Info
- On Identity Protection PIN, click the start button
Or enter ip pin in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to ip pin
