@ eznoh wrote:
The rejection message says: IND-181-01 - The Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) for the first taxpayer on your return is missing.
Did you enter the 6-digit IP PIN in the correct place I mentioned above using the steps I provided earlier today? Did you find that category OK; i.e., in "Other Tax Situations>Other Return Info>IP PIN?"? I can make a screen image if needed.
Did you enter it for the "first taxpayer" on the return?
If so, are you sure it is the correct IP PIN? You have to get a new IP PIN every calendar year. Did you get and use your new IP PIN for this year? Some people get their new IP PIN each year in a letter from the IRS usually each January, while others (mainly those who opted in) do not get letters but can retrieve their new IP PIN each year in their online IRS account. How did you receive your new IP PIN to use for calendar year 2026--in an IRS letter or in your online IRS account?
