Tax pros: The IRS and its Security Summit partners remind you about the Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to help protect people against tax-related identity theft. Identity Protection PINs, also referred to as IP PINs, serve as a defense against identity thieves. The IRS, state tax agencies and the nation’s tax industry – working together as the Security Summit – need assistance from tax professionals to let their clients know that IP PINs are now available to anyone who can verify their identity. This is the second news release in a five-part “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself” summer series from the Security Summit, a public-private partnership that works to protect the tax system against tax-related identity theft and fraud. This news release is available in Spanish and Simplified Chinese.
