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posted Mar 8, 2021 4:05:20 PM

Will you help me, please figure out what to do if you have been mailing in your taxes for several years.

How can you do that? They want 5 digits, right! I checked out Schedule H, it said I would not need to send it.  There was no place in my tax return to go to, to fix my problem.

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Expert Alumni
Mar 8, 2021 4:28:22 PM

Your question is not linked to any other conversation I can see, so I am not sure what issue you are having.  If you have been paper filing in the past, you are not going to have a 5 digit self-select pin for e-filing and you will need to use your prior year's AGI amount to e-file this year.  The Self-Select PIN is a random five-digit number that you enter as your electronic signature when e-filing your return.   It is not used for paper-filed returns.  

 

For identification purposes, you need to enter either last year’s Self-Select PIN or adjusted gross income (AGI).   But if you did not e-file last year, you won't have a self-select pin.  If this is not what you are asking about, please comment with some more details.  You mentioned Scheduled H, so the pin may not be your issue.....

 

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Level 15
Mar 8, 2021 7:25:35 PM

if you have been paper filing  the AGI from 2019 is what you need.

Note that Turbotax has issues with AGI.

If TurboTax REJECTS you, 

Use a different tax software provider and it will probably work.