I sent a letter to IRS to update my wife's records with new SSN(from ITIN). How can I check that it's been updated?

praveenadg2001 · ‎July 14, 2020

macuser_22 · ‎July 14, 2020

The IRS does not keep SSN's. They match the SSN on a filed tax return with the Social Security database. It is the SSA that would update it.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

praveenadg2001 · ‎July 15, 2020

Thank you for the answer.!

How do I confirm that IRS has matched/combined tax records with ITIN and SSN?

Do they send any letter confirming update?

macuser_22 · ‎July 15, 2020

They do not.

Simply file your tax return using the new SSN. If it accepts then it matched their records. If it rejects because of a SSN/ITIN mismatch then they do not have the SSN yet and you can either use the ITIN and refile or mail file with the SSN. The IRS data base always lags behind the SSA's by several months.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

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I sent a letter to IRS to update my wife's records with new SSN(from ITIN). How can I check that it's been updated?