...and boom goes the dynamite. (TurboTax)

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102. with the program I use, you must have your previous years tax information in order to file

I did my nieces the other day and hers was rejected because she did not have a pin number. She did not have a pin number because she filed by paper last year. In order to get a pin number for her, I had to go to the IRS site and request one. The IRS required, her birthday, ssn and address and her filing status for the previous year before they provided a pin number. In addition, my program requires the amount of the previous years refund in order to submit the return electronically.

I was one digit off on her address so the first time I requested a pin, the IRS would not provide it. I finally double checked all her info, found the problem and resolved the issue. I don't know if TT works like this, but for someone attempting to file fraudulent returns, it's a lot of hoop jumping to go through and is impossible to file without the previous years return info.

To check the status of your return, here is the IRS link https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp