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FIRE System Name Control

October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022

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Q. In regard to a B notice and name controls; does the FIRE system include LLC in the name control? And what if a name has a JR at the end, is that included in the name control? In regard to name control issues, would access to the TIN matching system on the IRS website help us identify how the IRS is matching that TIN number? A. (Answered by IOFM's third-party tax experts) The Name Control is a maximum of four characters and you can take a look through pages 16 - 20 of IRS Publication 1586,…

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