Should I amend return for shortened first name or nick name?

[catherine3]

I efiled a return for a client with the first name Alexander. However, half of his tax documents had the name Alex and I used that shortened name. The return is showing as ACCEPTED in the EF status section of Pro Series. Should I ammend this return for 2021 and change his name or just correct so it will be correct next year?

[jeffmcpa2010]

No need to amend.

I would not worry about it unless it matters to the client, and then offer to change it and reprint his copy of the return (Telling him the Copy has been changed, but not the IRS Copy.)  

I don't know if you can amend to change a first name, it seems the only thing the IRS matches to the SSN is the Last Name.

[IRonMaN]

Just leave the return alone.  As long as it was accepted the last thing the IRS is going to want to deal with is an amended return that just adds a few letters to someone's name.

[Just-Lisa-Now- · Accepted solution]

They dont care about first names.  I have several little old ladies that Ive had a first name on their tax returns forever, but their SS statement shows a totally different first name.