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February 13, 2025
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IRS Identity Pin is 1 Digit Longer than Turbo Tax E File Pin

  • February 13, 2025
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I requested and received an Identity Protection Pin from the IRS back in September.  The number they gave me is 1 digit longer than the E filing pin on Turbotax and won't fit. My IRS pin is 6 digits and Turbotax requires 5 digits. What do I do?? 

Thank you!

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rjs
February 13, 2025

An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) and an e-filing PIN are two different things. An IP PIN is 6 digits and an e-filing PIN is 5 digits. You get the IP PIN from the IRS and you choose the e-filing PIN yourself.


To enter your 6-digit IP PIN go to Federal Taxes > Other Tax Situations > Identity Protection PIN.

 

April 14, 2025

But where do I enter my 6 digit PIN in Turbo Tax?

CatinaT1
April 14, 2025

Here are two ways to navigate to the section to enter the 6 digit IP PIN: 

  

  1. Log in and open your return ("Take me to my return") 
  2. Once the return is open, then go to the Federal Taxes tab. 
  3. Subtab Other Tax Situations 
  4. Scroll down to Other Return Info. 
  5. Choose Identity Protection PIN and Start (or Revisit.) 
  6. Next screen asks:  "Did you or any of your dependents get an IP PIN from the IRS for this year's taxes?" 

Or another way: 

  1. Open your return if not already open.  ("Take me to my return.") 
  2. Once the return is open, click at the top on MY ACCOUNT, then choose TOOLS. 
  3. In the Tools window choose TOPIC SEARCH. 
  4. Enter IP PIN without quotes. 
  5. In the selection list highlight IP PIN and click GO. 
  6. Next screen asks:  "Did you or any of your dependents get an IP PIN from the IRS for this year's taxes?" 
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SDP62Author
March 11, 2025

Just so everyone knows... I pay my estimated taxes through the IRS site. I got the pin last September but they changed it. I had to go into my profile to see the new one.  I guess I'll have to do the same next year. 

Thank you everyone for your responses.  Once I put the correct IRS Identity Pin in everything went through. Who knew?! Now we know! LOL