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posted Jun 5, 2021 5:05:11 AM

Misspelled first name

  • 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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Level 15
Jun 5, 2021 7:28:37 AM

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

Level 15
Jun 5, 2021 7:31:12 AM

LOL... I hate spell check ... *marches  vs matches 😎