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Alumni - Intuit
Jan 24, 2020 6:26 PM UTC

Your son's incorrect middle initial will not affect anything on your return.  The IRS will match his Social Security number with the last four digits of his last name.

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Level 2
Feb 3, 2020 11:54 PM UTC

forgot to add middle initial

BrandiLO
Level 14
Feb 4, 2020 12:22 AM UTC

If you are concerned with the return being rejected due to a missing middle initial, please click here to read this thread that explains the way the IRS validates names and social security numbers.

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