• PSA: IP PINs updated

    From Stan Brown@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 27 11:09:09 2022
    The Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) prevents someone else filing a
    fraudulent return under your name and getting an undeserved refund.

    If you had an IP PIN in the past, the IRS issues you a new one every
    calendar year, and you can't file your taxes electronically without
    it.

    Theoretically they send the new one by snail-mail, but I have not
    received it this year and did not receive it in 2021 (2020 tax filing
    season) either.

    However, you can retrieve the new one via the GET IP PIN tool, here: https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/retrieve-your-ip-pin

    If you have not had an IP PIN in the past, but you want the added
    security, you can get one via the same tool.

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    Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA https://BrownMath.com/
    Shikata ga nai...

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