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Returning Member
posted Jun 25, 2021 11:24:19 AM

Misspelled last name on refund check

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???

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Level 15
Jun 25, 2021 11:56:48 AM

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.

 

Returning Member
Jun 25, 2021 12:44:48 PM

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 ..

Level 15
Jun 25, 2021 12:57:33 PM

@kath914 wrote:

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

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).