@ eznoh wrote:
That did not work for me. The IP PIN that e-file submits is only 5 digits and the PIN is 6
This is an old thread from the last year when the IP PIN section was temporarily malfunctioning at the time. You should be able to enter it in the normal fashion once you go to the correct place. I will give you the steps below.
The 6-digit IP PIN is not entered in the FILE section. It is entered in an entirely different section and is completely different from the 5-digit "signing PIN". Here's where to enter the 6-digit IP PIN:
Federal Taxes tab (except it's the Personal tab in Home and Business)
Subtab "Other Tax Situations"
On the Other Tax Situations screen scroll down to "Other Return Info"
Use subtopic that says "IP PIN".
NOTE: The 5-digit PIN in the FILE section is a "signing PIN" and is not related to the IP PIN. When efiling, the signing PIN can be any 5 digits of your choice (except cannot be all zeros), and the screen will say that. It is on a screen with today's date and your birth date that appears near the end of the efiling process.
