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I Don’t Have a Prior-Year AGI—How Do I e-File?

Listing your prior-year Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is a security requirement for anyone filing their taxes online—unfortunately, some people could have a hard time coming up with that number this year.

Since the IRS is still millions of returns behind, anyone whose 2020 tax return still hasn’t been processed won’t have an AGI to provide on this year’s tax return.

Fortunately, the IRS has provided a simple solution.

Enter $0 as your prior-year AGI if your 2020 tax return still hasn’t been processed

Even if you know you had income in 2020, put $0 in the prior-year AGI box when you file. That way, the IRS can process your tax return without waiting on your 2020 one to officially be accepted.

What if I have an Identity Protection PIN?

An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is another identification number that the IRS uses. Only victims of identity theft are automatically assigned IP PINs, but anyone can apply for one through an IRS Online Account.

An IP PIN is a handy fallback this year, too, because if you can't match your prior-year AGI, your IP PIN will cover your ID verification.

Just remember that, if you set up an IP PIN, it has to be included on your tax return for your return to be accepted. (For 1040.com filers, the IP PIN entry comes after the prior-year AGI page. If you don't have your exact prior-year AGI, put your best estimate, move to the next page, and enter your IP PIN. You'll be good to go!)

Note: You may need to set up an ID.me account to get an IP PIN, but the IRS will be transitioning away from facial recognition technology by the end of February 2022.

My 2020 tax return was processed, but I don’t have a copy. How do I find my prior-year AGI?

If you filed with 1040.com, this is super easy. Just use the same account you filed with last year when you do your 2021 tax return. We have your tax return saved on that account, and we’ll autofill your 2020 AGI.

Don’t have access to that account anymore? Try a password reset, and if all else fails, you can use an IRS Online Account to request a copy of your 2020 tax return. You’ll need to set up an account if you haven’t already.

Note: To use an Online Account, you will need to set up an ID.me account for verification. (For returning users, ID.me will be required starting in summer 2022.) 

Used the IRS Non-Filers tool last year? Enter $1 for prior-year AGI

The IRS created the Non-Filers tool portal so that those who don’t typically file a tax return could claim COVID-19 relief payments. If you used the tool last year to get payments, enter $1 instead of $0 for your AGI.

What do I put for prior-year AGI if I’ve never filed a tax return before?

Simple: If you’re a first-time filer over the age of 16, enter zero as your AGI.

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These days, filing a U.S. income tax return is relatively convenient. In the past, filers had to deal with mountains of paper, mailing fees, and potential processing delays. The process was often held hostage by the whims of postal or filing-service employees. Even simple tax situations often required the assistance of a professional tax preparation specialist. Such specialists typically charged hefty fees and kept significant proportions of their clients’ tax refunds. Overall, the tax filing system has improved markedly with the rise of Internet-based filing systems.

Of course, online tax preparation and filing still produces plenty of headaches. Many of the same organizations that helped Americans file their taxes during the second half of the 20th century remain actively engaged in the tax-preparation business today. Online tax-filing giants like:

• H&R Block
• TurboTax

Now account for a sizable proportion of the total tax-return volume that passes through the IRS each year. As with any massive undertaking, complications arise with some regularity.

Ways To Look Up Your AGI For Last Year’s Taxes

One of the most troublesome of these complications is the requirement that tax filers use their “adjusted gross income” figure from the previous tax year as a password to log onto their current “e-filing” service. Virtually all of the tax preparation services that use the e-filing interface require their clients to take this step. Known as “AGI” figures, filers’ adjusted gross incomes are not necessarily unique. After all, hundreds of millions of U.S. tax returns are produced every year. However, these numbers are distinctive enough to be deemed effective for use as de facto passwords.

Best Way to get a Copy of Last Year’s Tax Return

If you’re worried that you won’t be able to find or remember your AGI figure from the previous year, you can circumvent your e-filing service’s AGI requirement in one of several ways. For starters, you might have created a different password during a previous filing session. If you’re returning to the same tax-filing service, you might be able to use its “lost password” feature to look up the unique password that you created the year before.

Alternatively, you may be able to use the PIN that you received from the IRS when you filed your taxes. Although this may not be entirely sufficient to log you into your tax-filing interface, it should be adequate when used in conjunction with your old password. If your tax situation is straightforward, you may be able to find your AGI simply by looking at the “gross income” field on the W-2 form from your employer.

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