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March 7, 2021
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Filing return for parents

  • March 7, 2021
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This has happened two years in a row. I'm filing returns for my elderly parents who live in another state. Everything appears fine all of the way through the eFiling process, but the federal return is rejected and, as a consequence, so is the state's. The reason given is a discrepancy in my father's birthdate, which has never changed in any of the previous filings. TurboTax directs me to file by mail, which creates tremendous logistical problems, including getting signatures from the parents who are housed in memory care units. Is any of this fixable so as to enable refiling electronically?

    Best answer by VolvoGirl

    The IRS gets the birthdate from Social Security.  You need to find out what SS has on file.  

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    VolvoGirl
    VolvoGirlAnswer
    Level 15
    March 7, 2021

    The IRS gets the birthdate from Social Security.  You need to find out what SS has on file.  

    Level 2
    March 7, 2021

    We're checking on this, though I doubt there is an error there. The program treats me as my father when I'm preparing the return. As I'm preparing it on their behalf, is there a different approach I should be using?

    VolvoGirl
    Level 15
    March 7, 2021

    That sounds right  Answer as if you are the father.  You are preparing his return.  You don't enter your info