The Internal Revenue Service ( IRS) is encouraging taxpayers who plan to file their 2024 tax returns early in 2025 to secure ...

The IRS recommends every US taxpayer create an IP PIN to lock down their taxes, but the feature is soon closing for ...

Taxpayers who plan to file early have just one more day to set up an extra layer of security that could save them time and ...

IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The IRS is encouraging taxpayers who plan to file early in 2025 to sign up for an IP PIN ...

American taxpayers with dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer’s return should sign up for an identity ...

This identification tool, known only to the taxpayer and the IRS, ensures that tax returns are accurately filed under the ...

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 protect ...

To help stem concerns about identity theft, the IRS encourages all taxpayers to sign up for an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN). An IP PIN is a six-digit number that ...

An IP PIN is a six-digit number that provides an added layer of security to help the IRS verify a taxpayer’s identity when filing an electronic or paper tax return. It also serves to prevent ...

IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says people should sign up now for what’s known as an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number, or an IP PIN. Miller says, “Because an IP PIN is ...

Beginning with the 2025 filing season, the IRS will accept Forms 1040, 1040-NR and 1040-SS even if a dependent has already been claimed on a previously filed return if the primary taxpayer on the ...