Name Change Issue: IRS says 16 week delay for maiden name correction - Can Tax Advocate help?
Tax preparer used my maiden name instead of married name on return. Just got off phone with IRS and they fixed it but said 6-8 weeks for name update plus another 6-8 weeks for refund hold removal. Anyone know if getting a tax advocate could speed this up?
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Ingrid Larsson
Tax advocate here - unfortunately name mismatches are taking forever rn. Even with advocate assistance, the name correction has to go through the standard process. Best thing u can do is make sure your social security card matches your current legal name for future returns.
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Tyrone Johnson
•ugh that stinks 😠my social is updated, just preparer messed up
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Carlos Mendoza
•same boat here bestie. going on week 12 of waiting 🤡
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Zainab Mahmoud
Have you tried using taxr.ai? It analyzes your transcript and can tell you exactly whats causing delays and estimated timeframes. saved me so much stress with my name change issue. Its $4.99 but worth every penny https://taxr.ai
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Ava Williams
•how accurate is it? seems sus that AI can figure out what IRS cant lol
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Zainab Mahmoud
•its scary accurate! it picked up my name mismatch instantly and even predicted my ddd within 2 days
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Ava Williams
•ok just tried it and holy cow 🤯 it literally mapped out my whole timeline! def recommend yall
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Raj Gupta
took me 4 months last year when this happened. the system is broken fr fr
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Lena Müller
your gonna need patience fam. IRS moves slower than my grandma with her walker 💀
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TechNinja
•deadass 🤣
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Keisha Thompson
Check your transcript weekly. Sometimes they fix it faster than they say but dont tell u
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Tyrone Johnson
•how do i even read the transcript tho? its like hieroglyphics
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Zainab Mahmoud
•this is exactly why i use taxr.ai now. translates all that nonsense into english
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Paolo Bianchi
pro tip: ALWAYS double check your tax preparers work. learned this the hard way too 🥴
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