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IRS Identity Protection PIN

Tax Assistance

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Get an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) to protect your tax account from identity theft. An IP PIN is a six-digit number that prevents someone else from filing a tax return using your Social Security number. The IP PIN is known only to you and the IRS, and it helps verify your identity when you file your electronic or paper tax return.

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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law.

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