https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764528#M999651 <P>I need to know how to enter both my sons middle initial because he has two middle names</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:51:17 GMT katarina9494 2026-03-10T05:51:17Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764528#M999651 <P>I need to know how to enter both my sons middle initial because he has two middle names</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:51:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764528#M999651 katarina9494 2026-03-10T05:51:17Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764530#M999652 <P>Look at the Social Security card for the child.&nbsp; If the card shows two middle names then use the initial for the first name listed.</P> Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:44:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764530#M999652 DoninGA 2022-08-15T22:44:22Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764550#M999657 <P>You can only enter one middle initial. But it's not important what you enter. Do what DoninGA said, or you can just omit the middle initial and not enter anything. It's not required.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:01:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764550#M999657 rjs 2022-08-16T00:01:52Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764552#M999658 <P>The IRS only looks at the first 4 letters of the last name, the year of birth and the SS# ... everything else is immaterial.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:12:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-how-to-enter-the-middle-initial-because-my-child-has-more-than-one-middle-name/01/2764552#M999658 Critter-3 2022-08-16T00:12:57Z