How do I enter my Federal Identity Protection PIN on my 1040

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

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.

[johnconiglio13]

• Thank you for the response which worked. For a company named Intuit, however, it's not very intuitive to find it under Other Taxes. It should be added to the Personal section at the beginning. That being said, thanks again.

[VATT]

As of 3/15/25, I found I could enter the six-digit IRS-issued identity protection pin in the federal information worksheet. I agree with others who have suggested that "other tax situations" is not an intuitive place to enter the information. And a phone call to Intuit to find the place to enter this information was not helpful.   

[jay-gardner-jr]

I used a 5 digit code as self-direct PIN last year to file taxes. I recently obtained a 6-digit IRS PIN for filing taxes this year. Do I need to delete the 5 digit code before filing taxes this year?

[DoninGA]

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@jay-gardner-jr wrote:

I used a 5 digit code as self-direct PIN last year to file taxes. I recently obtained a 6-digit IRS PIN for filing taxes this year. Do I need to delete the 5 digit code before filing taxes this year?

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No.  The 5 digit self-selected PIN for e-filing is required by TurboTax to be entered.  Even when you have a 6 digit IP PIN you received from the IRS.

To enter, edit or delete a 6 digit IP PIN

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Other Tax Situations
Scroll down to Other Return Info
On Identity Protection PIN, click the start button

[eddiebcpa]

thanks to someone who told me where to input IP Pin in Personal using Home and Business. 

[wildgift]

This is not where you find it on Premium when filing both business and personal taxes. It is under Personal vs Federal. For anyone else scratching their head.

[kataylorsr]

where do you enter your ip pin if you are using Turbo Tax desktop

[VolvoGirl]

The 6-digit Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is different from the 5-digit e-filing PIN, and is entered in a different place. Here's how to enter your IP PIN in TurboTax if you are e-filing.

• Click the Federal Taxes tab or Personal (Home & Business)
• Click "Other Tax Situations."
• Scroll down to the section "Other Return Info."
• Click the Start, Update, or Revisit button for "Identity protection PIN."

[Nealzilla]

This does not work at all. The search engine takes me online and loops me back to the search engine on the taxes that immediately takes me back online. Stuck in a loop WORTHLESS!

[Nealzilla]

Federal>Other Tax Situations>Other Return Info>Identity Protection PIN and enter the six-digit PIN

THERE IS NO FEDERAL, 

THERE IS NO OTHER TAX SITUATIONS

THERE IS NO OTHER RETURN INFO'THERE IS NO JUMP TO IP PIN

 THERE IS NO PLACE TO ENTER THE PIN NIMBER FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

EVERY YEAR THIS GETS HARDER AND HARDER AND MORE FRUSTRATING AND YOU GUYS SCREW IT UP WORSE EVERY YEAR. WHEN I ASK THE ASSISTANT, IT SENDS ME HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHEN I CLICK ON SEARCH, IT SENDS ME HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR IT?!?!?!!?!?!?

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADD A PLACE TO ENTER THIS AND FOR 6 YEARS YOU HAVE SCREWED IT UP AND MADE IT WORSE EVERY YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIX THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VolvoGirl]

I made you a screen shot.  The Home & Business does not have Federal.  It is broken out in Business & Personal tabs.

[VolvoGirl]

And here is how to get to the Jump link in my Home & Business version.

[Nealzilla]

YOU ARE AWESOME! 

But I found it on my own after searching every single page under alternative taxes. 

I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOUR ANSWER WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A LOT OF TEMPER FIT AND THAT IF  I HAD SEEN YOU ANSWER FIRST, YOU COULD HAVE SAVED ME HOURS OF SEARCHING. THEY NEED TO POST WHAT YOU HAVE ANSWERED AS THE FIRST ANSWER AVAILABLE! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!