@ angelasmith2020 wrote:
how can I get my pin from last year
Are you referring to the 5-digit Self-Select PIN you used to sign your 2020 return last year?
If so, last year's 5-digit PIN (aka "Prior-Year PIN or Prior-Year Self-Select PIN") is not necessary to verify a 2021 return for efiling. To verify your return for efiling you can instead use the 2020 AGI (most common) in the AGI field instead of using the prior-year PIN in the PIN field (less common.)
Be aware that later on there is another screen that asks you to "Sign" the return that wants you to enter a 5-digit PIN (it tells you to choose any 5 numbers you want). It's on a screen with today's date and your birth date. The numbers you choose to enter on that "signature" screen is called a Self-Select PIN and can be used again next year, if you save it in a safe place.
