The IRS Will Give Any Taxpayer a Six-Digit PIN That Blocks a Return Filed in Your Name. Opt In and the Agency Won’t Accept a Return Without It, Including Yours If You Lose ...

The IRS quietly rolled out a voluntary fraud lock that stops anyone from filing a return in your name, but the same lock can freeze you out of e-filing your own taxes if you lose one six-digit number.
JD Supra

IRS IP PIN for the 2025 Tax Season

On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help ...
Forbes

IRS Encourages Taxpayers To Take Measures To Prevent Fraud

With worries about identity theft on the rise, the IRS is encouraging all taxpayers to consider getting an identity protection PIN (IP PIN) for the upcoming tax filing season. An IP PIN is a six-digit ...
BleepingComputer

Scammers file first — Get your IRS Identity Protection PIN now

The IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and ...
CPA Practice Advisor

IRS Suggests All Taxpayers Get IP PIN for More Security When Filing Taxes

With the 2025 income tax filing season coming soon, the IRS is encouraging all taxpayers to take an important step to safeguard their identity by signing up for an identity protection personal ...
CPA Practice Advisor

Starting in 2025, the IRS Will Accept Duplicate Dependent Returns With an IP PIN

Filers who claim tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit will especially benefit from this change, the IRS said. Beginning with the 2025 tax filing season, the IRS will ...