1040 no last name, what to put?

[furble 3]

So filing our first joint return, including form w7 for her ITIN but the issue here is that she has no last name.

So had anyone found the right answer to this?

Do I leave it blank on the 1040 and the w7, or do I wrote N/A, or what?

If I follow the instructions literally then I would leave her last name blank, although something tells me that this will cause confusion.

[Jason and Shifa 4]

one of my bestfriends only have 1 name with no family ..just wrote N/A

[furble 3]

one of my bestfriends only have 1 name with no family ..just wrote N/A

Thanks, have they been doing it this way for years?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Then she has no first name either. List her name as shown in her on her SSN (or ITIN) card. If only one name, use the last name field. The system locates files based on the first four letters of the last name.

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[furble 3]

Then she has no first name either. List her name as shown in her on her SSN (or ITIN) card. If only one name, use the last name field. The system locates files based on the first four letters of the last name.

No SSN card yet and ITIN card is applied for along with the return being sent in so no ITIN yet either.

[panpan81 0]

i don't have a last name either, so i just write N/A, no problem with that and being approved without RFE. on the mails from consulate, they put my last name as fnu (family name unknown). SO N/A it is

[furble 3]

So just an update, I called the IRS and asked. They werent sure either so they made an appointment to call me back the next business day. When they called me back, right on time I might add, they said specifically "leave it blank, and if the IRS needs further information from you they will contact you".

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

So just an update, I called the IRS and asked. They werent sure either so they made an appointment to call me back the next business day. When they called me back, right on time I might add, they said specifically "leave it blank, and if the IRS needs further information from you they will contact you".

Hope that works, and you kept the name and id number of the person that punted that ball down the field and gave you that instruction. The IRS information line has a worse reputation than the UCSIS information line.

[furble 3]

Yes this is my concern, didnt save his ID, if it was a problem then nobody would care about him anyway.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Yes this is my concern, didnt save his ID, if it was a problem then nobody would care about him anyway.

I wouldn't worry too much. Usually if they have enough information to process the return, they go ahead and do it. If the math doesn't work, or you misapplied a deduction or exemption, they send you a correction along with a bill, or a reduced refund.