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An estate name control is the first four characters of the deceased individual's last name. Filers (fiduciaries or their authorized representatives) who cannot determine the correct Name Control should contact the IRS Business Specialty Tax Line at 1-800-829-4933 for assistance.

What is a name control? A1. A name control is a sequence of characters derived from a taxpayer's name that is used by IRS in processing the tax return filed by the taxpayer.

The Name Control is the first four characters of the first name of the trust or organization, ignoring leading terms like "Trust for". Examples: Jonathan Periwinkle Memory Church Irrevocable Trust has Name Control "JONA". Trust for the benefit of Bob Jones has Name Control "BOBJ".

The ampersand (&) and hyphen (-) are the only special characters allowed in the name control. The name control can have fewer, but no more than four characters. Spaces or blanks are not part of a name control. For example, the name control for Joe Doe Trucking is JOED.

The Name Control consists of up to four alpha and/or numeric characters from the entity's name. The ampersand and hyphen are the only special characters allowed in the Name Control. The Name Control doesn't include acronyms like "dba" or "fbo".

If your last name has fewer than four characters, your name control is your last name. For example, Jane Doe would have a name control of DOE. If you applied for your EIN using a business name, the name control is assigned from the first four characters of your business name.

For estates, the name control is the first four characters of the individual's last name. For example, the name control for Frank Walnut Estate is WALN. Note that the decedent's name may be followed by Estate on the name line. If only an individual is listed, use the first four characters of the last name.

The name control consists of up to four alpha and/or numeric characters. It can be determined from the information specified on the first name line. Generally, the name control is derived from the first four characters of the corporation name.

A name control is a sequence of characters derived from a taxpayer's name that is used by IRS in processing the tax return filed by the taxpayer.

Estates, Trusts, Fiduciaries (Form 1041) The name control that the IRS will apply for an estate is normally the first four characters of the last name of the decedent and the last name of the decedent must have the word "Estate" after the first four characters in the primary name line of the return.