Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says an Identity Protection PIN is how the IRS is trying to decrease the number of scammers in the millions that have committed tax fraud.

The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN). An IP PIN is a six-digit number that helps ...

The opening page will list the items you need to prove your identity and retrieve your PIN. The IRS Self-Select PIN is a five-digit number of your choosing. Any combination except all zeroes is ...

An IRS Identity Protection PIN is a unique six-digit passcode that can protect taxpayers from tax-related identity fraud. The code is known only to the individual taxpayer and the IRS and should ...

The IRS announced that it is expanding its identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN) program to taxpayers in seven additional states.

How to retrieve your IRS Identity Protection PIN Last year was a difficult one for the IRS with respect to security issues, and the agency is determined to improve security during this year's filing.

Last year was a difficult one for the IRS with respect to security issues, and the agency is determined to improve security during this year's filing. Electronic filing is particularly vulnerable ...