Log into your Turbo Tax Account and scroll to the bottom of the page to My Tax Returns and Documents. Click on 2019 and select view adjusted Gross income (AGI). You can also look at a copy of your 2019 Tax return and look on the 1040 line 8b.
I saw instruction that led to the AGI, but I need to find my PIN from last year and that of my wife in order to file for 2020. Can you tell me how to find them?
@jcooper You don't need a PIN number to Efile, just your 2019 AGI, unless the IRS sent you an IP PIN for identity theft.
If so, and you don't have the letter from the IRS with your IP PIN, click this link for info on How to Get your IRS IP PIN.
OK, thank you Marilyn, but when I got to the item in Turbotax that said to create a 5 digit PIN I made one up for myself and my wife. Turbotax had already filled in the AGI from 2019, but not the PINs. I submitted and my filing was rejected because the new PINS didn't match the old ones. If I didn't need them at all then I should be able to refile with those items blank, but I cannot find how to go back and undo that in Turbotax. If I can't fix this online I'll have to file by mail, which would take forever to get processed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jeffrey
The 5 digit self-selected PIN you used to e-file last year with TurboTax is on the Federal Information worksheet for the year you filed, on Page 4 of the worksheet. When you view/print your 2019 tax return make sure you check to Include Government and TurboTax Worksheets (optional), then select View or Print Forms. Try using last year's self selected PIN instead of mailing your tax return.
Here's where to enter last year's signature ID as your self-select PIN:
My problem is a little more complex. I lost my 2018 return with the Pin and AGI due to a computer hack, so filed by mail in 2019. thus the 5 digit pin is missing on the 2019 return. So I was hopiing that by registering with IRS online I could reset it, but can't see a way to do it.
@ jcooper
wrote:My problem is a little more complex. I lost my 2018 return with the Pin and AGI due to a computer hack, so filed by mail in 2019. thus the 5 digit pin is missing on the 2019 return. So I was hopiing that by registering with IRS online I could reset it, but can't see a way to do it.
You won't be able to use a 5-digit Prior-Year PIN (aka Prior-year Self-Select PIN) because you mailed your 2019 return. You'll need to verify your 2020 efile with the 2019 AGI.
Did you already try to efile by using the 2019 AGI, and did it reject?
The program should also ask you to choose a 5-digit Self-Select PIN (the screen will say 5 digits of your choosing.) It will be on a screen (possibly titled Signature ID) where it also asks you to enter today's date and your birth date. Those 3 items and the 2019 AGI entered on a separate screen are how you electronically sign your 2020 return when efiling. The Self-Select PIN you choose this year can be used again next year.
The IRS requires your 2019 AGI to verify your identity for e-filing. (If you're paper-filing your return, you won't need your AGI, because those are manually processed.)
Please check the link below for information on how to find your 2019 AGI:
@ edlisc
wrote:how do I find my PIN number from last year on line
You didn't say what kind of PIN, so I'll make an assumption below.
. Are you referring to a 5-digit PIN entered in the FILE section when efiling? Or are you referring to a 6-digit IP PIN (Identity Protection PIN) assigned by the IRS to victims of ID theft (or to those who opted in to that program?) An IP PIN is entered in a different section.
Since people are most commonly asking about the 5-digit PIN, that's what I will address. Last year's 5-digit PIN (aka "Prior-Year PIN or Self-Select PIN") is not necessary to verify a 2021 return for efiling. To verify your return for efiling you can use the 2020 AGI (most common) instead of using the PIN field (less common.)
There is a later screen that asks you to "Sign" the return that wants you to enter a 5-digit PIN (it tells you to choose any 5 numbers you want). It's on a screen with today's date and your birth date. The numbers you choose to enter on that "signature" screen is called a Self-Select PIN and can be used again next year, if you save it in a safe place.
Even though last year's 5-digit PIN Is not needed, some people may be able to find it. It may be easier for desktop users than Online TurboTax users. Among the worksheets is one called "Federal Information Worksheet." Near the bottom of Page 4 of that Worksheet, the 5-digit PIN might be displayed. Online users would need a full PDF containing the worksheets, and some Online users reported that method didn't work for them--that it wasn't on their worksheet. But again, the 5-digit PIN from last year is not needed if one uses the 2020 AGI for efile verification.
How do I find the pin number I used to file my tax return last year?
If you are referring to the e-filing pin, the IRS discontinued the e-file pin. You will now just need to know your AGI.
The PIN you used last year is not kept in the TurboTax system. Only you have that information if you wrote it down. Since IRS has discontinued the use of PIN for e-filing purposes, you need to use your last year's AGI to file your 2021 tax return.
Here is how to locate your 2020 AGI.
Hi
i need to retrieve my pin # from last year. Can you help me?
The IRS requires your 2020 adjusted gross income (AGI) to verify your identity for e-filing.
To find your prior year AGI please check
Which PIN do you need? Your Self Select Pin is 5 digits and one that you create. The IP PIN is 6 digits and assigned by the IRS. For more details, please see the Help Article here.
@jncreich wrote:2020 PIN
Are you referring to the 5-digit PIN you used to sign your 2020 return last year?
If so, last year's 5-digit PIN (aka "Prior-Year PIN or Prior-Year Self-Select PIN") is not necessary to verify a 2021 return for efiling. To verify your return for efiling you can use the 2020 AGI (most common) in the AGI field instead of using the PIN field (less common.)
Be aware that later on there is another screen that asks you to "Sign" the return that wants you to enter a 5-digit PIN (it tells you to choose any 5 numbers you want). It's on a screen with today's date and your birth date. The numbers you choose to enter on that "signature" screen is called a Self-Select PIN and can be used again next year, if you save it in a safe place.
@ angelasmith2020
wrote:how can I get my pin from last year
Are you referring to the 5-digit Self-Select PIN you used to sign your 2020 return last year?
If so, last year's 5-digit PIN (aka "Prior-Year PIN or Prior-Year Self-Select PIN") is not necessary to verify a 2021 return for efiling. To verify your return for efiling you can instead use the 2020 AGI (most common) in the AGI field instead of using the prior-year PIN in the PIN field (less common.)
Be aware that later on there is another screen that asks you to "Sign" the return that wants you to enter a 5-digit PIN (it tells you to choose any 5 numbers you want). It's on a screen with today's date and your birth date. The numbers you choose to enter on that "signature" screen is called a Self-Select PIN and can be used again next year, if you save it in a safe place.