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Level 1
January 22, 2020
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While accidentally putting my son middle initial wrong effect me

  • January 22, 2020
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Will accidentally putting my son middle initial wrong effect me

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Level 13
January 24, 2020

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
February 3, 2020

forgot to add middle initial

BrandiLO
Level 14
February 4, 2020

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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