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posted Feb 19, 2026 2:41:39 PM

FIRST NAME SPELLED WRONG ON RETURN I SUBMITTED A MINUTE AGO

I just submitted my 2025 return and right afterwards saw that my first name and middle initial are wrong. They must have been imported wrong, because I'm for dang sure I spelled my name right! It's just a partial of my first name and the wrong initial. Will it be rejected and sent back so I can correct it, or will I have to do an amended return? I'm using TurboTax Desktop (Mac).

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Employee Tax Expert
Feb 20, 2026 5:14:06 AM

The IRS matches the first four letters of your last name to the last 4 digits of your social security number. If that matches, it won't be rejected. It should not slow processing of your return.