Get an identity protection PIN | Internal Revenue Service
An identity protection PIN(IP PIN) is a six-digit number that prevents someone else from filing a tax return using your Social Security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification …
Retrieve your IP PIN - Internal Revenue Service
Jan 28, 2025 · Find out how to retrieve your Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) online or have it reissued by phone.
FAQs about the identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN)
May 16, 2024 · The IRS IP PIN is a 6-digit number assigned to eligible taxpayers to help prevent the misuse of their Social Security number (SSN) on fraudulent federal income tax returns. A …
Get an IP PIN to protect yourself from tax-related identity theft
Feb 3, 2025 · The IRS has opened enrollment in the Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) program to anyone who has a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Identification Number (ITIN). …
Identity Protection PINs: What to Know - TAS
Feb 8, 2024 · An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a unique six-digit number known only to the taxpayer and the IRS; it helps prevent the misuse of the taxpayer’s Social Security number …
Criminal Actors Steal US Taxpayer Identity to File False Tax …
Apr 2, 2025 · The IRS recommends establishing an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN), a 6-digit number assigned to taxpayers to help prevent the misuse of a …
Why you should sign up for the IRS’ identity theft prevention tool
Mar 23, 2025 · The IRS has a tool called an identity protection PIN, or IP PIN, that can prevent this nightmare in most instances. You register and hand over some personal information so …
Obtaining an IRS Identity Protection PIN | CFO Division
An IRS IP PIN is a six-digit number assigned by the IRS to eligible taxpayers to help prevent the misuse of their Social Security numbers on fraudulent federal income tax returns. The purpose …
What's an IP PIN? Do I need one? - Intuit
An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a 6-digit number that the IRS gives taxpayers who were victims of tax-related identity theft. The IP PIN validates a Social Security number's true owner …
The IP PIN is a 6-digit number assigned to eligible taxpayers. It helps prevent identity thieves from filing fraudulent tax returns with stolen Social Security numbers (SSNs). An IP PIN helps the …