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Self-Select PIN Method
Most taxpayers are eligible to use the Self-Select PIN Method. The Self-Select PIN Method requires taxpayers to provide their Prior-Year Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) amount or Prior-Year PIN for use by the IRS to authenticate the taxpayers.
If you are married filing jointly, you and your spouse will each need to create a PIN and enter these PINs as your electronic signatures.
A PIN is any combination of five digits you choose except five zeros. If you use a PIN, there is nothing to sign and nothing to mailnot even your Forms W-2.
Your electronic return is considered a validly signed return only when it includes your PIN, last name, date of birth, IP PIN, if applicable, and your adjusted gross income (AGI) from your originally filed 2021federal income tax return, if applicable.
If you're filing jointly, your electronic return must also include your spouse's PIN, last name, date of birth, IP PIN, if applicable, and AGI, if applicable in order to be considered validly signed.
Dont use your AGI from an amended return (Form 1040-X) or a math error correction made by the IRS. AGI is the amount shown on your 2021Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 11.
If you dont have your 2021income tax return, call the IRS at 800-908-9946 to get a free transcript of your return or visit IRS.gov/Transcript. (If you filed electronically last year, you, and your spouse if filing jointly, may use your prior year PIN to verify your identity instead of your prior year AGI. The prior year PIN is the five-digit PIN you used to electronically sign your 2021return.)
You can't use the Self-Select PIN method if you are a first-time filer under age 16 at the end of 2022.
Additional Information
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