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What identification number is needed for an incarcerated person?

jjbailey116 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:49:39 GMT

Re: What identification number is needed for an incarcerated person?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:25:08 GMT

Use a Social Security number--- just like anyone else. You do not enter any sort of prison ID on an income tax return. Whose return are you trying to work on?

Re: What identification number is needed for an incarcerated person?

jjbailey116 — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:26:12 GMT

It’s our return but my husband is in prison.

Re: What identification number is needed for an incarcerated person?

LenaH — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:27:32 GMT

Please use your husband's social security number.

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