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While accidentally putting my son middle initial wrong effect me

Will accidentally putting my son middle initial wrong effect me
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KarenJ2
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While accidentally putting my son middle initial wrong effect me

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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While accidentally putting my son middle initial wrong effect me

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BrandiLO
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While accidentally putting my son middle initial wrong effect me

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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