If you have already e-filed return and forgot to enter your 5 digit pin or AGI, the IRS will most likely reject your return. The Self-Select PIN is a random five-digit number that you enter as your electronic signature when e-filing your return.
You create your own Self-Select PIN. You do not register the PIN with the IRS before filing or need to contact the IRS to get it. The five-digit PIN can be any five digits except all zeros.
The PIN number was a random number that you chose last year and is not kept in our system. Only you have access to that number. The IRS can ask for your last year's Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in lieu of that PIN number, if rejected.
You can use last year's AGI. The original AGI is the amount from your prior year originally filed return as accepted by IRS. The amount can be located on:
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Form 1040 - Line 38
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Form 1040A - Line 21
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Form 1040EZ - Line 4
Do not enter a corrected amount or the amount from an amended tax return.
