Misspelled last name on refund check

[kath914]

After waiting for over a year for a refund for my deceased mother's filing, ( I am executor), I received a check with my last name misspelled.  The bank refuses to deposit it into the estate account because of the misspelling.

What to do???

[Mike9241]

see the thread for suggestions

https://pocketsense.com/deposit-check-name-misspelled-23846.htm

if the teller is being an idiot and refuses ask to speak to an officer at the bank.

[kath914]

I did go to the bank and both the teller and manager said that since it is a government check, it would be thrown back ..

[tagteam]

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@kath914 wrote:

The bank refuses to deposit it into the estate account because of the misspelling.

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Have you tried depositing the check in your personal account?

Clients (as well as friends) over the years have had to do just that as a result of the estate accounts having been closed; they did not have any issues (although, admittedly, their names were not misspelled).