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New Member
posted Jun 7, 2019 4:28:22 PM

How can I get my ip pin number

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New Member
Jun 7, 2019 4:28:23 PM

My IP pin from last year

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 4:28:24 PM

2017

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 4:28:27 PM

2017

Level 15
Jun 7, 2019 4:28:29 PM

The IP PIN (Identity Protection PIN) is a 6-digit number while the e-filing PIN is a 5-digit number. The 5-digit e-filing PIN does not change year to year unless you take physical action to change it.

The 6-digit IP PIN *does* change every year. The IRS mails the new IP PIN every year in the late December to early January timeframe, to the address listed on the last tax return filed. If you did not receive your IP PIN in the mail for any reason (including you moved and did not notify the IRS of your change of address) then see https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/retrieve-your-ip-pin for the options available to you.

New Member
Feb 15, 2020 9:11:46 AM

Need my up i pin to file e tax

Intuit Alumni
Feb 26, 2020 8:38:52 AM

Please see the TurboTax FAQ: How do I get my 6-digit IP PIN? for assistance with your IP Pin number. 

New Member
Mar 13, 2020 10:20:00 AM

Need pin numb

Expert Alumni
Mar 13, 2020 10:41:30 AM

The IRS has eliminated the use of a PIN to e-file your 2019 tax return.  To verify your identity for e-filing will use last year's adjusted gross income (AGI) as your PIN.  

You can get a copy of your 2018 tax return, from TurboTax it will have your AGI.  Follow these steps to get a copy of your prior-year tax return.

 

Sign in to TurboTax making sure you're using the same TurboTax account (with the same username) as in prior years. 

  1. Select Documents from the navigation when it appears.
  2. Use the drop-down menu at the top of the screen to choose the tax year you want and then select Download PDF. 

This link  How do I access a prior year return? has additional information that you may find useful.

 

However, if you need an IP PIN to file your taxes and you lost your CP01A letter (or never received it), you can:

  • Retrieve your IP PIN online at the IRS's Get an IP PIN site; or
  • Call the IRS at 1-800-908-4490 to have your IP PIN mailed to you (this can take up to 21 days)

 

New Member
Apr 6, 2020 5:34:25 PM

Hay how can I get my 2019 ip pin if  irs system down 

Expert Alumni
Apr 6, 2020 5:45:50 PM

Only the IRS can issue an IP PIN. You will have to keep trying. 

 

IRS Get an IP PIN

Level 2
Apr 6, 2020 6:33:59 PM

I need my ip pin from 2019 [name removed]

Intuit Alumni
Apr 6, 2020 7:41:45 PM
New Member
Apr 9, 2020 2:16:46 PM

I’m trying to get a new IP PIN. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE SEND ME A LINK TO, [email address removed]. I’m desperate for these funds. 
please help me. 
God Bless 

New Member
Apr 22, 2020 9:39:39 AM

I've tried everything to retrieve my pin number but because the ORS is closed can't have 1 mailed out 2 me. What do I need too do

New Member
Apr 29, 2020 10:22:44 AM

i  never file taxes and I WAS FIling the non filier application because i recieve ssi and i am a payee of my kids and its asking for a ip pin and i have no way of speaking with no one from irs

 

New Member
Apr 30, 2020 4:48:59 AM

How can I get my ip pin??

New Member
May 11, 2020 8:50:18 AM

I’ve filed for Stimulus but they say I need Ip Pin # I’ve been in jail since 2009 I don’t have one

Expert Alumni
May 11, 2020 9:10:07 AM

Most taxpayers don't need an IP PIN — the IRS only issues them in select cases.

If you know you need an IP PIN to file your taxes and you lost your CP01A letter (or never received it), you can:

  • Retrieve your IP PIN online at the IRS's Get an IP PIN site; or
  • Call the IRS at 1-800-908-4490 to have your IP PIN mailed to you (this can take up to 21 days)

We're unable to issue IP PINs and you won't find them on your tax paperwork. You can only get IP PINs from the IRS.

Related Information:

 

@Clarencetaylor318

New Member
Mar 17, 2021 8:57:58 AM

Try 2 ways , one way will be to open the last year return and look into the froms information page 4 and you will find last year 5 digits personal pin there , if that’s not possible then go to the irs website and sign in to get the identity protection pin 6 digits ( the process is very fast you do it yourself and they assign you a 6 digits pin immediately) then after you finish your taxes you will have to enter manually in the form on the right hand side up you can see forms 

go to info Wks and look for the line to write your 6 digits identity protection pin .

Notes : On the 5 digits pin used the previous one if you found it if not use a different they will go by the new 6 digits pin you obtain online.

good luck , I got it done that way . 

 

Expert Alumni
Mar 17, 2021 9:13:05 AM

Be careful not to confuse the two types of PIN numbers in your return:

 

  • IRS Identity Protection (IP) PIN is a 6-digit number assigned to eligible taxpayers to help prevent the misuse of their Social Security number on fraudulent federal income tax returns. An IP PIN helps the IRS verify a taxpayer’s identity and accept their electronic or paper tax return. When you have an IP PIN, it prevents someone else from filing a tax return with your SSN. Use the IRS online tool Get an IP PIN or visit Retrieve Your IP PIN for more information
  • The e-file PIN, is a 5-digit number that you choose.  It takes the place of your signature on the e-filed return.  Enter any 5 numbers.

@Dayan21

 

New Member
Apr 10, 2021 12:10:09 PM

I'm tryna get my ip pin number how can yall help me I ain't file 2018 or 2019

Employee Tax Expert
Apr 10, 2021 12:24:55 PM

You need to contact the IRS for assistance with this as they are the only agency that issues IP PIN's.

 

 

See the following link as there is a website you can use to obtain your IP PIN.

 

Obtaining your 6-digit IP PIN

 

@Marquaze

New Member
Apr 23, 2021 6:00:56 AM

How can I get my ip pin number

Expert Alumni
Apr 23, 2021 6:22:16 AM

@G81  Check all the correspondence you may have received from the IRS in the past 6 months.  One of the letters will be your notification of your IP PIN for this year.  TurboTax does not issue this number.  If you cannot find the number, please see the post directly above yours, in which @JotikaT2 provides the link where you can verify your IP PIN for 2020.

 

If you are talking about the 5-digit self-selected PIN, that is something different.  That would be on your Form 8879 from last year, 2019.  You would be able to find that if you have access to your 2019 return.