So up until a few years ago I just put in the birthdate that SS had for me and my taxes went smoothly. Will the fact that they (NYS) now require a license (DMV) number with returns cause a rejection because of the discrepancy in birth dates. I am handicapped so would prefer not to deal with any agencies. So: do they analyze the two birthdates (license vs SS/birth certificate) for inconsistencies in dates or is the license DMV number only used to ascertain name and address (as opposed to birth date). Thanks in advance if anyone's generous enough to help. Dennis (NYC)
Don't know ... I would do what worked in the past however when the DL comes up for renewal I would get that fixed.
As long as you use the birthdate that is on file with social security, you should not experience any rejections. The social security database must match birthday on file for the federal return to be accepted. For the New York matching, it's an entirely separate program and it looks for the driver's license info that you input which includes the license number, issue/expiration date and in NY the "document ID". It doesn't ask for the birthdate.
Things do change from time to time, but should you get a rejection on the state it would be after federal is filed so you could change the year then and resubmit.