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Tax Tips for Recently Married or
Divorced Taxpayers
IRS Tax Tips, Issue TT-2009-17, January 27, 2009
If you were married or divorced recently, there are a
couple of things you’ll want to do to ensure the name on your
tax return matches the name registered with the
Social Security Administration.
If a taxpayer takes their spouse’s last name or if both spouses
hyphenate their last names, they may run into complications if they don’t
notify the Social Security Administration. If the newlyweds file a tax
return using their new hyphenated last names, IRS computers would not be
able to match the new name with their Social Security Number.
After a divorce, taxpayers who change back to their previous last name
also need to notify the SSA of the change.
Informing the SSA of a name change is quite simple.
File a Form SS-5 at
your local SSA office. The form is available on SSA’s Web site at
www.socialsecurity.gov,
by calling
800-772-1213 or at local offices. It usually takes about two weeks
to have the change verified.
Taxpayers who adopt their spouse’s child after getting married will
want to make sure the children have an SSN. Taxpayers must provide SSNs
for each dependent claimed on a tax return. For adopted children without
SSNs, the parents can apply for an Adoption
Taxpayer Identification Number – or ATIN – by filing Form W-7A,
Application for Taxpayer Identification Number for Pending U.S. Adoptions
with the IRS. The ATIN is a temporary number used in place of an SSN on
the tax return. The W-7A is available on the IRS Web site,
IRS.gov, or by
calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).
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