IP PIN

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February 4, 2024
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I do taxes for a friend and her 88 year old mother and does not have an email. Is it IRS requirement to have an IP PIN to e-file? Looks like you have to get a number every year. I use TurboxTax on CD on my laptop.

How does TurboTax online products do this differently and have to chase down a number every year?

DoninGA

Level 15

An IP PIN is a six digit PIN sent each year by the IRS if a person informed the IRS that they had an identity theft.

When e-filing a federal tax return you will be asked for a 5 digit PIN for filing. The 5 digit PIN can be any 5 numbers that you select and can be changed by the taxpayer each year. What identifies the taxpayer to the IRS is the prior year Adjusted Gross Income. You need the 2022 AGI to e-file which is found on the 2022 federal tax return Form 1040 on Line 11.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

You are not required to have a 6 digit IP PIN. Some people request them from the IRS to prevent identity theft and fraud. If you did not request one, you will not have one and do not have to enter an IP PIN.

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bbayne2018Author

Level 3

Thank you for the quick. I answered No if I had an IP PIN and IRS rejected my tax return. I am not doing to Turbotax online. I have installed it from a CD.

You are saying it is not required but mine was rejected, and I have couple of friends don't have an e-mail address. I am not sure how that will work trying load 88 yr old dr license and picture that does not understand or waiting 21 days to get a number.