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December 7, 2019
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I filed a tax return with the first and last name backwards. The return was rejected by the federal, but the state was accepted. What do you think is going to happen?

  • December 7, 2019
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Like I said, I was filing a tax return, showing a refund for the federal and the state. After I filed, the federal return was rejected, and I realized that I had switched the first and last name of the primary taxpayer. Somehow neither he or I had noticed. I switched it back and the federal return was accepted, but the state agency accepted the return even with the name backwards, which confuses me. I have no idea what is going to happen, I'm sort of hoping it slows down the processing a little, or at worst, they mail him his check instead of his direct deposit going through. But I am concerned.

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Best answer by Just-Lisa-Now-

If the state accepted it, they apparently don't do any sort of SSN/Last name cross matching.  Which state was it? 

You may have an issue if a refund check was the requested...banks are picky about government checks.

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Just-Lisa-Now-
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December 7, 2019

If the state accepted it, they apparently don't do any sort of SSN/Last name cross matching.  Which state was it? 

You may have an issue if a refund check was the requested...banks are picky about government checks.

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December 7, 2019
It was California, which now that I think about it always submits the DOB in the e-file header...maybe that is more important to them than names. I set up a direct deposit, hopefully it goes through.