Can I block someone from using my child's social security number?

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

No you cannot.  If someone else tries to use your child's SSN and your return gets rejected because of that, you have to file your return by mail.  The IRS will then contact both parties to determine who had the legal right to claim the child.

[maried28]

I have someone who has filed my child and continues to do such thing as filing my child how can I stop this 

[DoninGA]

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@maried28 wrote:

I have someone who has filed my child and continues to do such thing as filing my child how can I stop this 

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You can get an Identity Protection PIN from the IRS for the dependent.  Then when you file your tax return you will enter the IP PIN on your return when claiming the dependent.  The other party will have there tax return rejected if trying to claim the child as a dependent without providing the IP PIN on their return.

Go to this IRS website for an IP PIN - https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin

[Kisse1984]

Trying put blocked on my kids social security number how can I do dat keep someone from using they number

[xmasbaby0]

@Kisse1984 If someone has already used your child's SSN and filed a 2023 tax return using the number, you will not be able to e-file your own tax return with the child's SSN on it; the IRS will reject the e-file.  But you can claim your child on your 2023 tax return and file it by mail.  The IRS will process the return and then later they will sort out who could claim the child(ren).

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.

To prevent anyone from using the children's SSN's in the future you can obtain six digit PIN numbers for each child from the IRS.   If you start using those 6 digit PIN's for the children, then the IRS gives each child a new PIN each year, and no one will be able to claim the child without that IP number.

6-digit IP NUMBER FROM IRS

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/bulletins/2af48f0?reqfrom=share

to get your new PIN from the IRS

- https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/retrieve-your-ip-pin