Get an IRS Identity Protection PIN to Prevent Tax Identity Theft & Fraud

What is an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN)? The start of tax season has arrived, and I wanted to share a PSA for readers that the IRS is now allowing all taxpayers to apply for an Identity Protection PIN (or, “IP Pin”). Basically, an Identity Protection PIN is a unique identifying 6-digit code known only to the taxpayer and the IRS, that is used at the time of tax filing. In a way, you can think of it as 2-factor authentication, but for tax filing. As the IRS states, This is a way to, in essence, lock your tax account, The post Get an IRS Identity Protection PIN to Prevent Tax...

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