- What it means
- Your annual six-digit Identity Protection PIN for filing this year's return. Without it, an e-filed return under your number is rejected.
- Respond within
- The date on the notice
- What to send
- Nothing. Keep the PIN and enter it on your return.
- Write it
- Document cover letter
- When to get help
- Not needed. If you lose the PIN, retrieve it through your IRS online account.
What the letter says
You are enrolled in the IP PIN program, either because you were an identity theft victim or because you opted in. The PIN changes every year and this letter delivers the new one.
What to do
Put the letter with your tax documents. Give the PIN to your preparer. A return filed without it, or with last year's, is rejected.
If you lose it
Retrieve it through your IRS online account. The IRS will not read it to you over the phone.
What to gather
- The letter
- Your tax documents for the year
Write back
The Document cover letter tool builds the response in the order the IRS reads it. Fill it in, review it, print it, and send it with copies of the documents above and the notice stub on top.
Before you send anything
This is general information, not tax advice. Situations differ. Check with your tax advisor before you send anything. Nothing on this page creates a client relationship.