The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asked taxpayers to sign up for extra security measures ahead of the 2025 tax season by obtaining their identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN).
An IP PIN is a six-digit number that “prevents someone else from filing a federal tax return using a taxpayer’s Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number,” said an Oct. 23 press release from the agency. This “simple yet crucial step” protects against tax-related identity theft, and the agency encouraged citizens to sign up before the Nov. 23, 2024 deadline.
“Signing up for an IP PIN now will ensure that a taxpayer’s identity is protected when the filing season begins. New IP PINs are generated for the 2025 filing season during this period, so online enrollees must retrieve their new IP PIN starting early January 2025,” according to the press release….