https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3468244#M1282350 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:25:45 GMT giselle-araujolima 2026-02-03T12:25:45Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3468244#M1282350 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:25:45 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3468244#M1282350 giselle-araujolima 2026-02-03T12:25:45Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3468323#M1282390 <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">No, it is not a problem. &nbsp;Enter your surname starting with the first letter and enter as many letters as the space will take. &nbsp;This will not affect your tax return in any way and it will not delay it. &nbsp;The IRS uses a specific pattern for identifying individuals with their name and social security number. &nbsp;It does not use all of the letters, however the beginning letters of your name are what matters.</SPAN></P> Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:45:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3468323#M1282390 DianeW777 2025-02-08T15:45:18Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3468615#M1282524 <P>This is not correct! When came to the final steps, my e-file was incorrect because my name didn’t match their records (my surname was too long). Then, when correcting it, I had to go through filling by mail because wasn’t allowing me input electronically the long surname.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:30:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3468615#M1282524 giselle-araujolima 2025-02-08T17:30:40Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3478257#M1286579 <P>Return to 'My Information' at the beginning of the return and ensure there are no extra spaces either before or after your first or last name. If you have a space in your name, remove that as well. TurboTax will read a space as a character.<BR /><BR />The IRS matches the first four letters of your last name and the last four digits of your social security number to what is on file at Social Security. So it's important this information is correct.</P> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:34:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-in-the-personal-profile-my-surname-is-too-long-and-does-not-fit-is-it-a-problem/01/3478257#M1286579 CatinaT1 2025-02-12T17:34:57Z