Iagnostic error "Taxpayer's name is being truncated in the e-file. Shorten taxpayer's name..." when i shorten, IRS rejects it as name doesn't match IRS have on file. - Intuit Accountants Community

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Iagnostic error "Taxpayer's name is being truncated in the e-file. Shorten taxpayer's name..." when i shorten, IRS rejects it as name doesn't match IRS have on file.

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It must meet the IRS' conventions for name control. You may like to refer to this bookmarked section of Pub 4164 for guidance:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4164.pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A596%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3...

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Still an AllStar

thank you!