How do I change my name with IRS?

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How to change your name with IRS (taxes)

Married or divorced and updating your accounts? Here's how IRS takes a name change, from its own help page.

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IRS's steps

Nothing separate to file: the IRS uses your Social Security name, so update Social Security before you file. Ask employers to correct any W-2 in your old name.

Open IRS's page

Have these ready

A copy of your marriage certificate, divorce decree or court order (most companies ask for one).
Your updated driver's license or ID, if you have it. Social Security comes first, then the DMV.
Your account number, and the name the account is in now.

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Checked against IRS's own page in October 2026. Companies change their process; confirm on their site or by phone before you send anything. Sasha isn't affiliated with IRS.