Tax ID Number

You can only get an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS. TurboTax is unable to issue an  IP PIN and you won't find them on your tax paperwork. 

If you know you need an IP PIN to file your taxes and you lost your CP01A letter (or never received it), you can:

• Retrieve your IP PIN online at the IRS's Get an IP PIN site; or
• Call the IRS at 1-800-908-4490 to have your IP PIN mailed to you (this can take up to 21 days)

The IP PIN validates a Social Security number's true owner and prevents future tax fraud. Most taxpayers don't need one.

You'll definitely need to file a 2020 return with the IRS if you had:

• $400 or more in self-employment net earnings (gross income minus expenses); or
• Marketplace health insurance and you received advanced payments for the premium tax credit.

If you're being claimed as a dependent on someone else's 2020 return, like your parents', go to Do I need to file my own taxes if I'm a dependent? Otherwise, if you're not being claimed as a dependent, refer to the chart below.

For additional requirements on when you should file a tax return, click here.

Tip: Even if you're not required to file a return this year, file one anyway if you want to recover 2020 federal tax withheld from your paychecks.