Name Change After Marriage - Will IRS Transcripts Update Automatically?
I got married and changed my last name. Filed on 1/29 but can't see my transcripts for this year with my new last name, though I can see previous years with my old name. Not sure if I need a new account or if it updates automatically? Only thing I've gotten is state verification request which I completed.
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Zara Perez
Your IRS account should automatically update once the Social Security Administration processes your name change. There's typically a delay between SSA updates and IRS systems syncing. Keep using your existing account - creating a new one could cause more confusion. If you can't access transcripts after 2-3 weeks of SSA confirming your name change, call IRS customer service.
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Benjamin Johnson
•ty! its been about 2 weeks since SSA confirmed the change, ill give it another week then 🙏
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Daniel Rogers
•took almost a month for mine to sync up last year. the wait is annoying af 🙄
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Aaliyah Reed
Hey! Instead of playing the waiting game, you might want to check out taxr.ai - it's this new tool that analyzes transcripts and tells you exactly what's going on with name changes and other account issues. Only costs a buck and saves tons of headache. https://taxr.ai
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Ella Russell
•does it actually work? seems too good to be true tbh
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Aaliyah Reed
•100% works! It caught an issue with my name change that was causing delays. The AI literally told me exactly what to tell the IRS rep to fix it
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Ella Russell
•just tried it - holy cow where has this been all my life?! 🙌 saved me hours of confusion
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Mohammed Khan
in the same boat rn... got married in December and its been such a headache 😫
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Gavin King
protip: screenshot everything from your old account before any changes happen. learned that one the hard way lol
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Nathan Kim
•THIS 👆 wish someone told me this before my name change mess
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Eleanor Foster
make sure u changed it with SSA first! that's literally step 1 or nothing else will work
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Benjamin Johnson
•yep did that first thing! just playing the waiting game now ig 😅
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Lucas Turner
congrats on getting married btw! 🎉 the bureaucracy stuff is a pain but it'll sort itself out eventually
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Benjamin Johnson
•thank you! 🥰
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