๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐‘๐’ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐“๐š๐ฑ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง: ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐š๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ซ

Jan 17, 2025By Bellay Jasmin
Bellay Jasmin

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐‘๐’ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐“๐š๐ฑ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง: ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐š๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ซ

Starting in the 2025 tax season (for your 2024 tax returns), the IRS is introducing a new rule to help taxpayers who are claiming a dependent that someone else has already claimed. If you have an ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ˆ๐ (๐ˆ๐ ๐๐ˆ๐), you can now file your tax return electronically, even if your dependentโ€™s Social Security Number (SSN) has been used on another return. This change is designed to make the process faster and reduce delays caused by paper filing.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐ˆ๐?
An ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐ˆ๐?is a 6-digit number given by the IRS to protect your identity and prevent tax-related fraud. If you have an IP PIN, you can use it to file your taxes electronically, even if thereโ€™s a duplicate dependent issue.

๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

๐’๐œ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐Ÿ: ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐ˆ๐
If the IRS rejects your tax return because someone else has already claimed your dependent, you will need to get an IP PIN to file electronically. Hereโ€™s what to do:

Use the ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐ˆ๐ tool on the IRS website (www.irs.gov) to request your IP PIN.

Once you have your IP PIN, include it on your tax return and file electronically.
If you donโ€™t get an IP PIN, you will need to print and mail your tax return to the IRS.

๐’๐œ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐Ÿ: ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐€๐ฅ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐ˆ๐
If you already have an IP PIN, you can file your tax return electronically, even if your dependent has been claimed by someone else. However, the IRS will not tell you right away that someone else claimed the same dependent. Instead, they will send you a notice later to let you know about the situation.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
This new rule makes it easier for taxpayers to file their returns electronically, even when thereโ€™s a dependent conflict. It also helps the IRS resolve these issues faster, so you can get your refund sooner.

๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐ˆ๐: If you donโ€™t have one, use the IRS website to request it. This will allow you to file electronically.

๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ: If you have an IP PIN, you can file your taxes online, even if someone else claimed your dependent.

๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ: If someone else claimed your dependent, the IRS will send you a notice after you file.

By following these steps, you can avoid delays and make the tax filing process smoother. If you need help, consult Inspiration tax professional services.