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New Member
posted Jun 5, 2019 4:18:17 PM

How do I obtain an IP Pin for my minor/dependent?

I have one, but we need one for her as well due to her father using her as a dependent and committing tax fraud.

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Expert Alumni
Mar 17, 2020 2:09:46 PM
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Level 15
Jun 5, 2019 4:18:19 PM

Someone else claimed my dependent and my return was rejected

If someone else claimed your dependent already, then your e-filed return will be rejected.  Print, sign and mail your own return which claims your dependent.  Mailed returns are processed differently by the IRS.  It will take some time (maybe even up to a year) but eventually the IRS will contact both parties and sort out who could rightfully claim the dependent.  The person who wrongfully claimed the dependent will face repayment of refund $, plus penalties.

Level 15
Jun 5, 2019 4:18:20 PM
New Member
Jun 5, 2019 4:18:22 PM

SweetieJean, this was already done. That's how the letter was received prompting me to create an IP PIN

Level 15
Jun 5, 2019 4:18:23 PM

File Form 14039 at www.irs.gov to get on the IP PIN list.

However, filing Form 14039 will NOT prevent the father from claiming the child as a dependent.

Level 15
Jun 5, 2019 4:18:24 PM


So, no help there.

Level 15
Jun 5, 2019 4:18:26 PM

Right. And Dad could also file for an IP PIN for that dependent.

Level 1
Feb 12, 2020 3:54:13 PM

You file a form 8332, to revoke his right to claim the kid. I dunno if you can efile it, however. 

I had to do this the first couple of years my ex tried to claim my older 2 kids, also sent along copy of our divorce decree. 

Suffice to say, he stopped after the IRS fined him. 

New Member
Mar 17, 2020 1:58:38 PM

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Expert Alumni
Mar 17, 2020 2:09:46 PM
New Member
Mar 18, 2020 3:42:32 PM

Why would I

Expert Alumni
Mar 18, 2020 3:51:02 PM

You have to get an IP PIN from the IRS.  Go to:  Get An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN)

New Member
Mar 22, 2020 10:17:35 PM

2 year sago my now 20 year old son had is identity stolen and someone submitted a tax return with his social security number and we became aware of it when we submitted out taxes with him as a dependent.  This year we submitted out taxes with his IP Pin associated to him and we got rejected with then error message 

E-file reject IND-181-01: The Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) for the first taxpayer on your return is missing.

 

Do I have to have a IP Pin too or am I doing something else wrong?

Intuit Alumni
Mar 23, 2020 8:42:28 AM

No. Only the person who had the identity compromised will need the IP PIN. The IRS will send you a CP01A notice with your new IP PIN by early January of 2020. That's the one you'll need to file your 2019 return.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302275

New Member
Mar 26, 2020 11:44:43 AM

Hello, is this the same process I'd use to obtain the IP PIN for a grandchild that I'm claiming as a dependent the first time for 2019 tax forms? Thanks for any help!

Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 7:23:33 PM

Yes. You can apply for an IP PIN and find information in the IRS link below.

 

Get an Identity Protection PIN

New Member
Apr 2, 2020 6:08:26 PM

I just want a pin on my son ssn so so no one can use it

Expert Alumni
Apr 2, 2020 6:34:08 PM

You have to get an IP PIN from the IRS.  For information on how to get one, go to:  Get An Identity Protection PIN

New Member
Apr 29, 2020 7:45:56 AM

 How do I get an pin # for a minor child that lives with me since the end of 2018?

New Member
Sep 9, 2020 5:46:42 PM

I filed form 14039 due to my adopted son's SSN being used by someone else and I received confirmation from the IRS that the documentation I sent did support identity theft.  However, when trying to get an IP PIN by creating an online account, I was unable to do so since the questions asked relate to me not my 5 year old.  Thus, it's almost impossible to obtain an IP PIN for a dependent.   Pursue a new SSN?

New Member
Jan 13, 2021 10:56:00 AM

What if the father isn’t on the birth certificate 

New Member
Jan 13, 2021 10:57:27 AM

Also what if he doesn’t take care of her or live in the household he hasn’t seen her in almost 4 years and had done nothing for her 

Level 15
Jan 13, 2021 10:58:46 AM


@GiGi8634 wrote:

Also what if he doesn’t take care of her or live in the household he hasn’t seen her in almost 4 years and had done nothing for her 


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

New Member
Feb 17, 2021 4:45:57 PM

I've tried multiple times I usually receive my children's ip pin in December nothing this year I was told I have to mail my return which I know is gonna take forever

Level 1
Feb 17, 2021 4:59:48 PM

For you to claim your depended if another parent already claimed her on his return is the only choice. Please don't forget to file Form 8332 to revoke the rights of the other parent with your return.