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Identiy Protection Pin

jparks2393 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:09:25 GMT

I have my new IP PIN for 2024. It is 6 digits, but I can only enter 5 digits in the sign your 2024 return on you form. What is wrong?

Re: Identiy Protection Pin

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:21:37 GMT

If you have a 6 digit PIN issued to you by the IRS you need to enter it in order to e-file. Go to Federal>Other Tax Situations>Other Return Info>Identity Protection PIN and enter the six-digit PIN.

Re: Identiy Protection Pin

jparks2393 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:34:30 GMT

The program will only allow me to enter 5 digits. The PIN is 6 digits

Re: Identiy Protection Pin

SharonD007 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:38:56 GMT

You're entering your IP PIN in the area where you enter you e-file pin.

Follow the instructions in the TurboTax article How do I add or remove my 6-digit IP PIN? to enter your IP PIN in the correct spot.

[Edited 2/20/25|9:39am PST]

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Re: Identiy Protection Pin

rjs — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:54 GMT

@jparks2393

There are two different kinds of PIN. An e-file PIN, for electronically signing your return, is 5 digits. An IP PIN is 6 digits. You are trying to enter your IP PIN in the wrong place. To enter your 6-digit IP PIN follow the instructions that xmasbaby0 gave you above.

Re: Identiy Protection Pin

BrittanyS — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:20:02 GMT

As rjs and xmasbaby stated above, the IP Pin is entered in a different location in TurboTax. To enter follow these steps:

Login to TurboTax
Select Federal
Select Other Tax Situations
Click See all uncommon tax situations
Click the arrow next to other return info
Click Start next to Identity Protection Pin

Re: Identiy Protection Pin -

acayot — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:04:07 GMT

space to input the 6-digit # only allows 5 digits in my TurboTax

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xmasbaby0 — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:06:26 GMT

@acayot

If you have a 6 digit PIN issued to you by the IRS you need to enter it in order to e-file. Go to Federal>Other Tax Situations>Other Return Info>Identity Protection PIN and enter the six-digit PIN.

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JamesG1 — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:15:17 GMT

There are two different PINs entered in different places.

The 6 digit IP PIN is entered under Federal / Other tax situations / Other Return Info / Identity Protection PIN. The IRS issues an IP PIN to confirmed victims of identity theft.

The 5 digit e-filing PIN is required to electronically file your tax return. You choose a 5 digit e-filing PIN the first time you e-file, and use it every year thereafter.

If you don't remember it, you can use your AGI (adjusted gross income) from last year's tax return.

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