Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
Module 13: Electronic Tax Return Preparation and Transmission

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Security

Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) ensure that the taxpayer, and not someone else, transmitted each tax return.

A PIN allows the taxpayer to "sign" the return electronically.

Most taxpayers can qualify to use a PIN by providing their

  • date of birth, and
  • adjusted gross income from their originally filed prior year tax return (not from an amended return [Form 1040X]).

 

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