If my first name was misspelled on my return, would that cause a delay in processing my return? It's been since March 31 I e-filed, but I've yet to receive any correspondence from the IRS and my refund status is listed as still being processed.

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Qkendall53

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Misspelled first name

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
June 5, 2021
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If my first name was misspelled on my return, would that cause a delay in processing my return? It's been since March 31 I e-filed, but I've yet to receive any correspondence from the IRS and my refund status is listed as still being processed.

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macuser_22

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No. The IRS only matches the first 4 letters of the last name - the first name is ignored.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**