What This Letter Means

You filed Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, with the IRS. Letter 4402C, ID Theft (Self-Identified) Notification Letter, acknowledges that the IRS received and processed it.

This letter is used when your report involves identity theft that has not affected your tax filings so far. Examples include a stolen wallet or Social Security card, a data breach, accounts opened in your name, or your Social Security number being used for work or unemployment benefits. The IRS reviewed your account, found no tax-related identity theft, and placed an identity theft indicator on your account.

Letter 4402C is the letter version of the CP01C notice. The IRS sends the letter instead of the notice in certain situations, such as when the account is a joint account, you already have an IP PIN, the address on your report doesn't match IRS records, or the IRS needs to tell you something specific about your case. The Spanish version is Letter 4402C-SP.

Identity Protection PIN

Depending on your situation, the letter may talk about the Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN). An IP PIN is a six-digit number that helps keep anyone else from filing a federal return with your Social Security number. If you are already enrolled, you'll keep getting a new IP PIN each year, either by mail or through your IRS online account. Use it every time you file.

What to Do

  • Keep this letter with your tax records.
  • Follow any IP PIN instructions in the letter.
  • Keep filing your returns as normal.
  • If you later get an IRS notice about a return you didn't file or income you didn't earn, respond to that notice right away.

Deadlines

No response is required unless the letter specifically asks for something.

If identity theft is now causing problems with your IRS account, call us at (813) 229-7100.