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The Identity Protection PIN is a six-digit Identity Protection Personal Identification Number, or IP PIN, provided to those victims of tax-related identity theft who have had their identities verified by IRS and is intended to help avoid delays in processing the taxpayer’s federal returns. A taxpayer who receives IRS Letter 4869CS, providing them with an IP PIN, must follow the instructions provided when preparing the return. This IP PIN will be used to clearly identify the return as belonging to the correct taxpayer when that taxpayer has previously been identified as a victim of identity theft. If an individual fails to enter or provide their IP PIN for inclusion in their return, processing of the return could be delayed and paper filing may be necessary.
Does everyone need an IP PIN?
No, only if your identity has been compromised
Getting Your IP PIN
To get your IP PIN, you must be eligible as determined in Step 1 below. You’ll receive your IP PIN online once we verify your identity. The IRS will send you a new IP PIN each December by postal mail.
Pass IRS identity verification secure access process, and Create a user profile
Get an IP PIN – Planned Outage until Jan. 2018 – This service will be unavailable until Jan. 2018 for scheduled end-of-year maintenance.
Note: If you previously registered for an IP PIN, Get Transcript, View Your Tax Account or an Online Payment Agreement, you should log in with the same username and password. You may be required to verify your identity again.
Unable to Get Your IP PIN Online?
If you’re unable to get your IP PIN using the IRS Get An IP PIN tool, go to Retrieve Your IP PIN to see if you meet the requirements to have an IP PIN reissued. You may also call the IRS at 800-908-4490 for specialized assistance, Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. your local time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time), to have your IP PIN reissued. An assistor will verify your identity and mail your IP PIN to your address of record within 21 days.
Additional Information
Visit FAQs about the IP PIN for more information. Visit the IRS Identity Protection page if you don’t meet any of the IP PIN eligibility requirements in Step 1 above and you believe you’re a victim of identity theft.
Credit Security Freeze with Experian
If you’ve placed a credit security freeze with Experian, you must contact Experian to have the freeze temporarily removed to allow us to verify your identity. Once you have your IP PIN or are no longer attempting to register, you may contact Experian to resume the freeze unless you scheduled it to resume automatically
Each Identity Protection PIN can only be used once. The IRS will send a new IP PIN in or around mid to late December for three years after the identity theft, or longer if your IRS account shows you’re still an identity theft victim.
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