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If you're unable to retrieve your IP PIN online, you may call us at 800-908-4490 for specialized assistance, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. your local time (Alaska and Hawaii follow Pacific time), to have your IP PIN reissued.
Get an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) to protect your tax account. 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 number (ITIN).
If you can't find where to enter your IP PIN, search within your software for Identity Protection PIN or IP PIN or contact the software provider's help desk. Each taxpayer claimed on a tax return who receives an IP PIN must have their IP PIN(s) entered on the tax return.
If you know you need an IP PIN to file your taxes and you lost your CP01A letter (or never received it), you can: Get your IP PIN online at the IRS's Get an IP PIN site, or. Call the IRS at 1-800-908-4490 to have your IP PIN mailed to you (this can take up to 21 days)
IRS will use the telephone number provided on the Form 15227 to call you, validate your identity. Once we verify your identity, you will receive your IP PIN via the U.S. Postal Service, usually within four to six weeks. You will receive your IP PIN via the U.S. Postal Service the following year and in the future.
An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit number that only you and the IRS know; it helps verify your identity when you file your taxes online or even on paper, which prevents someone else from filing a tax return using your Social Security number.
The IRS has a toll-free number for identity theft victims (800-908-4490), including those who have misplaced their IP PIN or never received their annually updated IP PIN number. International callers should call 267-941-1000.
If you don’t have the CP01A notice sent to you by the IRS, you can retrieve your IP PIN by visiting the online “Get an IP PIN” tool, which is generally available from mid-January through mid-November, or by calling 1-800-908-4490.
If you can’t retrieve your IP PIN online, you can call the IRS at 800-908-4490 to have your IP PIN reissued.
On the “Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) page, click “continue” and follow the steps to request an IP PIN. If you are unable to complete the online application, you can fax or mail Form 15227 to the IRS. The IRS will then contact you by phone to confirm your identity.