Where do I enter my 6 digit IP pin number.

[HS-Dad]

I cannot enter my 6 digit IP pin number. Turbo Tax will only allow me to enter 5 digits.

[sbhide]

After I entered my 6 digit pin, turbotax is still asking for a 5 digit pin. Where can I get a five digit pin?

[jamakaman]

I have the same problem.  TT only allows 5 digits and my PIN is 6!  What is the solution?  help!

[SweetieJean]

Did you read the answer below?

[VolvoGirl]

Doesn’t the answer below work?

[jamakaman]

Not quite.  The problem is that even though I enter my 6 digit PIN there, the filing page will still only accept a 5 digit code.
Thanks for your assistance and support!

[Opus 17]

There are two different PINs entered in different places.

The 6 digit IP PIN is best entered in "other tax situations" as described below.  An IP PIN is only issued to confirmed victims of identity theft.

Separately, EVERYONE needs a 5 digit e-filing PIN, which is a required, though weaker, form of identity confirmation.  You choose a 5 digit e-filing PIN the first time you e-file, and use it every year thereafter. If you don't remember it, you can use your AGI (adjusted gross income) from last year's tax return.

[fanfare]

You don't need to use the same self-select PIN forever, you can choose a new one (for use next time) each year.
You don't need the 5 digit PIN at all if your prior AGI is known, and IRS has the same number on file for you.
It's best to keep track of your 5-digit PIN since AGI matching problems abound. You can e-file with the 5-digit PIN alone (unless IRS has added you to the 6-digit IP PIN list too).

[Opus 17]

The IRS web site to get a new PIN was shut down two years ago.  

[fanfare]

So ?

[jamakaman]

That there are 2 different PINS was the solution.  We have a 6 digit PIN from the IRS, and did not realize it was separate and distinct from the PIN that TT required.  It seems to me that TT could have done a better job of explaining that, but .... all's well that ends well.  Thank you, Opus, for your advice, it resolved the quandry.  

[SherekaB]

To enter your 6 digit IP PIN:

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

You can also use the jump feature using this link:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3301088

[frizanksd1]

on turbo tax where do you enter an ip pin?

[Ghost7]

@SherekaB 

Oh my freakn $@!&%!!! U are THE ONLY person who can give a freakn STRAIGHT response! The 99.99% fked up blabbers that acted "smart" were just pointing the confused, the blind to a dark hell hole that spun in circles! THAT copied/pasted link was USELESS! Before stumbling on to ur response, it was a full hr of hair-pulling trying to find WHERE to input that fockn 6 digit ip pin. Thk u!!!