@carminebarone1 wrote:
left it blank for her, never received letter from IRS regarding this either.I have one, my wife has one, my daughter is blank.
I don't know why the IRS is expecting an IP PIN for your dependent. I only know that Error IND-996 message that you posted says that your dependent's (or qualifying person) IP PIN was not valid. If the entry was blank, then it must be expecting one.
