Do You Need To Renew Your ITIN?
By Loren Beltran, Patriot Tax Solutions Inc.
An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a number assigned by the IRS to individuals who are not eligible for a social security number and are required to file a federal tax return.
As of January 1, 2017 prior issued ITIN’s with middle digits of 78 and 79 (e.g. 9XX-78-XXXX) will expire. Individuals with the middle numbers of 78 or 79 will receive a letter from the IRS. Even if a letter is not received, but one’s middle number is one of the above, the ITIN must be renewed.
Also, as of January 1, 2017 ITIN’s that have not been used to file a tax return for tax year 2013, 2014, and 2015 will expired, renewal is necessary.
A Certified Acceptance Agent (CAA) can help renew the ITIN without having to mail in the original documentation to the IRS. If a non-CAA is used to apply or renew an ITIN the original documents must be mailed and might take 60 days to receive documents back.
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