Do I need to update my name if it has changed in the last year?

[gleonar8]

My first name changed but last name is the same. Where do I need to change my name?

[xmasbaby0]

You enter/update/edit your name in MY INFO when you begin to prepare your 2025 return.

[Opus 17]

The IRS needs you to use the name that matches your social security record.  If you have not updated your SS record, do it now.  Then use your new name on your tax return.  Because it is fairly close to the start of filing season, it is possible that the social security administration will not pass along the update to the IRS in time, and you might be blocked from e-filing due to a name mis-match.  If that happens, print your return using your new name and mail it in.  

Or, if you have not updated your SS record yet, you could leave everything alone and file under your old name, then update your SS record after your tax return is processed and any refund is paid, and you would use your new name starting next tax season.  

In Turbotax, just change the name in your personal information page.