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 ...

Citing ongoing security concerns, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has suspended a service offered via its Web site that allowed taxpayers to retrieve so-called IP Protection PINs (IP PINs ...

How do I use my IRS IP PIN? Once you've been issued an IP PIN by the IRS, you'll need to enter it on any of the Forms 1040 that you use to file taxes, including 1040-NR, 1040-PR, 1040-SR and 1040 ...

Tax scams are worse than ever. Getting an IP PIN from the IRS can stop identity thieves from stealing your tax refund. Peter Butler Feb. 21, 2025 8:10 a.m. PT 5 min read ...

An IP PIN is a six-digit number that the IRS gives to taxpayers, particularly those who have been the victims of identity theft, to enable their tax returns and refunds to be processed and helps ...

Beginning with the 2025 filing season, the IRS will accept Forms 1040, 1040-NR and 1040-SS even if a dependent was claimed on a previous return provided the primary taxpayer on the second return ...

To obtain an IP PIN, beginning in mid-January 2021, taxpayers can go to the tool, which the IRS says is the preferred method, as it is the only one that immediately reveals the PIN to the taxpayer.

To apply for a PIN from the IRS, go to IRS.gov/IPPIN and use the “Get an IP PIN” tool. Taxpayers will be required to verify their identities through a rigorous process. Once taxpayers have ...

For example, the very same weakness caused the IRS last year to disable online access to its “Get Transcript” feature (the IRS disabled access to the Get Transcript tool in May 2015).

IRS to accept duplicate dependent returns with an IP PIN By Michael Cohn November 21, 2024, 1:24 p.m. EST 2 Min Read ...