Problem: The IRS rejected your Federal Tax Return - not eFile.com - because you did not enter a valid Identity Protection Personal Identification Number - IP PIN - on your e-filed return. The IP PIN is a 6-digit number assigned by the IRS, or requested by eligible taxpayers, to taxpayers who had their identities stolen to file fraudulent tax returns.

The identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN) is a unique number the IRS issues every year (usually in December) to taxpayers whose accounts have some indication of identity theft. The IP PIN is extra confirmation of your identity when you file your tax return.

Publication 5367 en-sp (Rev. 12- ) Catalog Number 73362D Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov WHAT'S NEW You are now eligible to voluntarily get an Identity Protection PIN that will help protect you from tax-related identity theft. What is the IP PIN? The IP PIN is a 6-digit number assigned to eligible taxpayers.

The IRS Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) is a six-digit number assigned to eligible taxpayers to help prevent the misuse of their Social Security number (SSN) on fraudulent federal income tax returns. An IP PIN allows the IRS to verify a taxpayer’s identity at the point of filing, preventing someone else from filing a tax return using the IP PIN holder’s SSN.

This IP PIN number is used to authenticate your identity with IRS and speed up the processing of your tax return. The IRS began issuing IP PINs back in as 

An IP PIN is a security measure that helps prevent fraudulent use of Social Security Numbers. An IP PIN is not the same thing as a taxpayer identification 

An identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN) is a six-digit number assigned to eligible taxpayers to help prevent their Social Security 

For one, the IRS has instituted the Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program. The IP PIN is a unique identifier that is only available to the rightful owner of the return. The IP PIN changes every year, and once you start using an IP PIN, you have to use one on every return you file.

The Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit code known only to the taxpayer and to the IRS. It helps prevent identity thieves from filing fraudulent 

Taxpayers, with an IRS-assigned identity protection personal identification number, can prevent their tax return from being filed 

Problem: The IRS rejected - not eFile.com - your tax return because the Identity Protection Personal Identification Number IP PIN you entered was not valid. Solution: You can obtain a new IP-PIN here: call this 800-908-4490 number between Monday - Friday, 7 am - 7 pm your local time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time). Your identity will