The Internal Revenue Service has temporarily suspended the Identity Protection PIN tool on its website after security vulnerabilities were discovered in the service, which is intended to help victims ...

The Internal Revenue Service is expanding its Identity Protection PIN opt-in program nationwide starting in January. The IP PIN is a six-digit number that is assigned by the IRS to eligible taxpayers ...

This week, the IRS announced that because of a possible security breach, it has suspended the tool, known as the Identity Protection PIN tool, or IP PIN, on the IRS.gov site.

How to Get Your IP PIN To request an IP PIN, you’ll need to create an online account with the IRS at https://www.irs.gov. The process is secure and straightforward.

In a statement issued Monday evening, the IRS said that as part of its ongoing security review, the agency was temporarily suspending the Identity Protection PIN tool on IRS.gov.

The other route to an IP PIN is if you're volunteering for the IP PIN Opt-In Program. This involves using the online Get an IP PIN tool, and you'll be required to have an account on IRS.gov.

Tax practice IRS Experienced Identity Theft of IP PINs By Michael Cohn March 02, 2016, 4:34 p.m. EST 3 Min Read ...

In a statement issued Monday evening, the IRS said that as part of its ongoing security review, the agency was temporarily suspending the Identity Protection PIN tool on IRS.gov.