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posted Mar 9, 2022 7:58:45 PM

There is character limit (20) on Last name field on Personal Info page. How can we get rid of it?

My last name as per SSN is more than 20 characters. But, I am unable to update the same in TurboTax due to the character length limitation.

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Level 15
Mar 9, 2022 8:45:55 PM

Your return will be fine if you drop letters from your name until accepted by the program. 

Level 7
Mar 9, 2022 8:48:05 PM

Just put in as much as you can.  The IRS only checks the first four letters.