Virginia Form 502 is the Pass-Through Entity Return of Income and Return of Nonresident Withholding Tax that every S corporation, partnership, and LLC doing business in Virginia or earning income from Virginia sources must file each year with the Virginia Department of Taxation. This return reports the business’s income, splits it among the owners, and pays the 5% tax the entity must withhold for any owner who lives outside Virginia.
This guide uses the 2025 Form 502 (the version due in 2026), and the rules here track the 2025 instructions packet. The Department now requires you to file Form 502 electronically, and a single missed deadline can cost your business a flat $1,200 late-filing penalty, even when the entity owes no tax of its own. Here is what you will learn:
- 📋 What Form 502 is, who must file it, and who is exempt
- 🗂️ Every document and number you need before you start
- ✏️ A line-by-line walkthrough of Page 1, Page 2, and each schedule
- 👥 Three full examples following real businesses from start to finish
- ⚠️ The mistakes that trigger holds, penalties, and rejected returns
What the Form Is and Who Must File It
Form 502 is Virginia’s annual income return for pass-through entities, also called PTEs. A pass-through entity does not pay income tax itself. Instead, it passes its income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits to its owners, who report those amounts on their own tax returns. The form tells the state how much income the business earned, how that income is split among the owners, and how much Virginia tax the entity withheld for any owner who is not a Virginia resident.
The filing rule is broad. Every PTE that does business in Virginia or has income from Virginia sources must file, as explained on the Virginia Tax pass-through page. This covers S corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, and business trusts. You have Virginia-source income if you own property here, run a trade or business here, or earn income from intangible property used in a Virginia business.
Some entities do not file Form 502. A single-member LLC that is disregarded for federal tax is also disregarded for Virginia, so its owner reports the income on a personal return instead. Estates and trusts that file Virginia Form 770 are not covered. Investment-only PTEs that hold stocks and bonds, have no employees, and own no real or tangible property are not treated as carrying on a Virginia trade or business and do not file.
The form connects to several others. Schedule VK-1 reports each owner’s share, Schedule 502ADJ handles Virginia additions, subtractions, and credits, and Schedule 502A handles multistate apportionment. Entities that want to pay tax at the entity level file the elective Form 502PTET instead of Form 502. The PTET, set at a 5.75% rate, became permanent after the 2026 General Assembly removed its sunset date, so it no longer expires after Tax Year 2026.
Before You Start: Documents and Information You Need
Gather your paperwork before you open the form. A pass-through return pulls numbers from your federal return, your owner records, and your withholding payments. Missing even one item can stall the return or force you to amend it later. Below is a pre-filing checklist with at least eight items and why each one matters.
- Completed federal return (Form 1120-S or Form 1065) with Schedule K. Virginia requires a copy as an enclosure, and the income totals must match. A missing federal copy can hold your return.
- Your Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN). The state cross-checks this against IRS and prior Virginia filings; a wrong FEIN can misroute or reject the return.
- Your Virginia Tax account number. This ties the return to your business record so payments and filings post correctly.
- A full owner roster with names, addresses, FEINs or SSNs, and ownership percentages. You need one Schedule VK-1 per owner, and a missing owner means an incomplete return.
- Each owner’s residency status (Virginia resident or nonresident). Residency drives whether you must withhold the 5% nonresident tax.
- Records of any Form 502W withholding payments already made. You reconcile these on Page 2, and unrecorded payments inflate your balance due.
- Apportionment data: Virginia and total property, payroll, and sales. You need these to complete Schedule 502A if you operate in more than one state.
- Virginia modification details and tax credit certificates. Additions, subtractions, and credits flow through Schedule 502ADJ, and missing credit documentation means the credit gets denied.
Two more items help. Keep your prior-year Form 502 handy, since the safe-harbor for withholding lets you pay 100% of last year’s liability. Also confirm your accounting method, because Virginia uses the same method you use on your federal return.
Where to Get the Form and How to Access It
You access Form 502 through the Virginia Department of Taxation. The current version and the 2025 Form 502 instructions are posted in the Department’s forms library, and you should confirm you have the 2025 revision before you start so the line numbers match. The paper PDF is useful for review, but it is not how most filers actually submit.
The Department requires electronic filing for pass-through entities. You have two main electronic paths. The first is approved commercial e-File software, which files your federal and Virginia returns together, checks for errors, and transmits payment. The Department posts a list of approved software products on its Online Services for Businesses page.
The second path is eForms, which hosts the short Form 502EZ along with the Form 502W withholding payment and Form 502V return payment. The 502EZ is free, needs no login, and is open 24/7. You qualify only if you meet every test, including 100% Virginia business and income, a Virginia commercial domicile, no more than 10 owners, no Schedule 502A, no pass-through credits, no conformity modifications, taxable income of $0 to $40,000, and additions and subtractions under $1,000.
If electronic filing creates an undue hardship, you may request a waiver to file on paper. You submit the PTEs Tax Electronic Filing Waiver Request form to the Department in writing. Without an approved waiver, a paper return does not meet the filing requirement, and the Department does not even acknowledge receipt of paper filings.
Step-by-Step: How to Fill Out Form 502 Line by Line
This section is the heart of the guide. Form 502 has two printed pages plus its schedules, and each field below gets its own walkthrough. Use the exact box letters and line numbers printed on the official form. Sample entries appear in italics so you can tell them apart from instructions.
Taxpayer Information (Name, FEIN, Address, NAICS)
This top block asks for your legal business name, your FEIN, your mailing address, and your business activity code (NAICS). To answer it, enter the name exactly as it appears on your federal return and IRS records, type the nine-digit FEIN with no dashes, and add the NAICS code that matches your main activity. Riverbend Design LLC enters Riverbend Design LLC, FEIN 541234567, address 200 Main St, Richmond, VA 23219, and NAICS 541430.
A common edge case is a name change during the year. If your legal name changed, use the new name and make sure the IRS has it too, because Virginia matches the FEIN to the IRS name. The most common mistake here is a name-to-FEIN mismatch, which triggers a processing hold while the state confirms your identity. A frequent misconception is that the trade or “doing business as” name goes here; it does not, because the legal entity name is what the state matches.
Fiscal Year and Date Boxes
This block asks for the tax year the return covers. To answer it, check the calendar-year box if your year ends December 31, or enter the beginning and ending dates for a fiscal year in MM/DD/YYYY format. A calendar-year filer like Riverbend Design LLC simply marks the calendar-year box for 2025; a fiscal-year filer enters 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026.
The edge case is a short year, such as a business that formed mid-year or dissolved early. Enter the actual start and end dates, because your Virginia year always matches your federal year. The common mistake is leaving the dates blank on a fiscal-year return, which makes the due date unclear and can cause a wrongly assessed late penalty. People wrongly believe the year here is when they file; it is the year the income was earned.
Box a–c: Entity Type, Total Owners, and Withholding
These boxes identify your entity type, the number and types of owners, and the total Virginia withholding tax. To answer them, mark whether you are an S corporation, partnership, LLC, or other entity, count every owner, and on Line c enter the total tax withheld for nonresident owners. Blue Ridge Partners LP marks “partnership,” lists 3 owners, and enters $1,200 on Line c for its one nonresident partner.
The edge case is an entity owned partly by other PTEs. As a rule you do not withhold for a nonresident owner that is itself a PTE, because that PTE files and withholds on its own. The common mistake is withholding on a nonresident owner PTE anyway, which the lower PTE cannot then claim as a credit, forcing an amended return. A widespread misconception is that withholding “skips” through tiers; it does not pass through an intermediate PTE to owners more than one level away.
Box d: PTE-Level Withholding Exception Code
This box asks whether the whole entity is exempt from the withholding requirement. To answer it, enter the correct exception code only if the entity itself qualifies, such as a publicly traded partnership. A publicly traded fund like Tidewater Energy Partners enters its PTE-level exception code here and skips owner-level withholding.
The edge case is a disregarded entity owner, which is never withheld on at the entity level. The common mistake is using Box d to claim an exception that actually belongs to a single owner, which understates total withholding and triggers a penalty notice. People often think any exception goes in Box d; in fact most exceptions are owner-specific and belong on Line f of that owner’s Schedule VK-1.
Distributive or Pro Rata Income and Deductions
This section asks for the entity’s total income and deductions as reported federally. To answer it, copy the income, gains, losses, and deduction totals from your federal Form 1120-S or Form 1065 Schedule K. Riverbend Design LLC reports federal ordinary business income of $180,000 and matches each line to its federal Schedule K.
The edge case is rental real estate or portfolio income shown separately on the federal K; report each category on its matching Virginia line. The common mistake is entering net income on the wrong line or omitting a separately stated item, which throws off each owner’s VK-1 and invites a notice. A misconception is that you re-compute income for Virginia; you start from the federal numbers and then apply Virginia modifications later.
Allocation and Apportionment Lines
These lines determine how much of your income is Virginia-source income. To answer them, enter 100% if your entire business is in Virginia, or carry your apportionment percentage from Schedule 502A if you operate in other states too. Blue Ridge Partners LP, which works only in Virginia, enters 100%; a multistate firm enters its computed factor such as 62.4000%.
The edge case is an entity taxed as a corporation elsewhere, which must still apportion using Virginia’s corporate rules. The common mistake is using separate or divisional accounting without advance permission, which the Department disallows and recomputes. People wrongly assume a Virginia-resident owner’s tax depends on apportionment; a resident owner is taxed on all PTE income regardless of the entity’s apportionment.
Virginia Modifications: Additions and Subtractions
These lines capture income Virginia taxes that the federal return does not, and income Virginia exempts. To answer them, total your additions and subtractions from Schedule 502ADJ and carry them here. Riverbend Design LLC enters a $2,000 fixed-date conformity addition and a $3,500 subtraction for state-tax-exempt interest.
The edge case is the reduced business interest subtraction, which dropped from 50% to 20% for Tax Year 2025 under Virginia’s December 31, 2025 conformity date. The common mistake is skipping a required addition for items Virginia deconforms from, which understates owner income and can trigger an assessment. A misconception is that federal and Virginia income are always equal; conformity differences make modifications necessary most years.
Virginia Tax Credits
This line reports credits that pass through to your owners. To answer it, total the credits from Schedule 502ADJ, Section C, and enclose the required documentation for each credit. A firm passing through a $5,000 Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit enters that total and attaches the certificate.
The edge case is the Historic Rehabilitation credit, whose annual cap rose from $5 million to $7.5 million for years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. The common mistake is claiming a credit without enclosing its supporting schedule, which causes the Department to deny it. People wrongly think the entity uses the credit; in a standard Form 502 the credit passes through to the owners, who claim it on their own returns.
Page 2, Section 1: Withholding Payment Reconciliation
This section reconciles the withholding you owe against what you already paid. To answer it, enter the total withholding tax due, then the Form 502W payments and prior credits, to arrive at the balance. Blue Ridge Partners LP shows $1,200 due and $1,200 already paid by Form 502W, leaving a zero balance.
The edge case is an entity that paid estimated withholding late; the payment still counts but penalty may apply separately. The common mistake is forgetting to list a Form 502W payment, which makes it look like nothing was paid and inflates the balance. A misconception is that filing an extension delays the withholding payment; the withholding is always due by the original due date.
Page 2, Section 2: Penalty and Interest on Withholding Tax
This section computes penalty and interest when the withholding was paid late or short. To answer it, apply the 2% per month extension penalty (up to 12%) and interest if you did not meet the 90%-of-current or 100%-of-prior safe harbor. An entity that paid two months late on $1,000 of withholding enters a $40 extension penalty plus interest.
The edge case is meeting the prior-year safe harbor, which avoids the penalty even if the current bill is higher. The common mistake is ignoring this section when the deadline was missed, which leads the Department to bill the penalty later with added interest. People often assume there is a grace period; interest runs from the due date at the IRC § 6621 rate plus 2%.
Page 2, Section 3: Penalty for Late Filing of Form 502
This section applies the late-filing penalty when the return itself is late. To answer it, enter the monthly late-filing penalty under Va. Code § 58.1-394.1, or the flat $1,200 penalty if you file after the six-month extension period. A partnership filing seven months late enters the $1,200 late-filing penalty here.
The edge case is a return that is over six months late and leaves tax unpaid; the greater of the 30% late-payment penalty or the $1,200 penalty applies. The common mistake is assuming a zero-tax PTE owes no penalty, when the $1,200 flat penalty still applies for late filing. A misconception is that the extension removes the penalty; it removes it only if you actually file within the extension window.
Page 2, Sections 4–6: Overpayment, Tax Due, and Refund
These sections settle the final numbers: any withholding overpayment, the total tax-penalty-interest due, and the amount owed or refunded. To answer them, net your payments against your liability and enter the result. Blue Ridge Partners LP shows no overpayment and a $0 balance, so it owes nothing and gets no refund.
The edge case is an entity that over-withheld for an owner PTE; it claims the overpayment here and files an amended return with Schedule 502ADJ, Section D. The common mistake is entering a refund the entity is not entitled to because withholding belongs to the owners, which the Department will reject. People wrongly think a refund comes automatically; you must compute and request it on these lines.
Signature Block
This block authorizes the return. To answer it, have an S corporation officer, a general partner, or an authorized LLC member sign, and have any paid preparer sign too. Riverbend Design LLC’s managing member signs, and its CPA preparer adds a signature below.
The edge case is a return prepared substantially by a non-owner, which then requires the preparer’s signature. The common mistake is filing without an authorized signer, which makes the return invalid. People think an e-filed return needs no signature; the software captures an electronic authorization that carries the same legal weight.
Schedule 502ADJ: Modifications and Credits
This schedule details the additions, subtractions, and credits summarized on Page 1. To answer it, enter each item by its assigned code in Sections A, B, and C, and use Section D only for an amended return. A filer adds code for fixed-date conformity in Section A and enters an Historic Rehabilitation credit in Section C.
The edge case is an amended withholding figure, which you compute in Section D to find the extra tax due or refund. The common mistake is using the wrong code, which can misclassify the item and trigger a review. People believe any adjustment can be lumped together; each one needs its specific Virginia code.
Schedule VK-1: Owner’s Share
This schedule reports each owner’s slice of income, modifications, credits, and withholding, with one VK-1 per owner. To answer it, list the owner’s identifying details, their distributive share, and on Line f any owner-level withholding exception code. Blue Ridge Partners LP issues a VK-1 to each of its three partners, showing the nonresident partner’s $1,200 of withholding.
The edge case is an owner exempt from withholding, such as another PTE or a tax-exempt entity; enter the exception code on Line f and enclose a list of exempt owners. The common mistake is omitting a VK-1, which makes the return incomplete; the fix is to send the missing schedule with a cover note rather than amending. People assume the federal K-1 is enough; Virginia requires the separate VK-1.
Schedule 502A: Allocation and Apportionment
This schedule computes the Virginia apportionment percentage for multistate entities. To answer it, complete Section A for your method, Section B for the property, payroll, and sales factors, and Section C to split allocable from apportionable income. A firm with $400,000 of Virginia sales out of $1,000,000 total uses those figures to build its sales factor.
The edge case is a single-sales-factor or special-industry method; choose the method that matches your business in Section A. The common mistake is mixing Virginia-only figures with everywhere figures in the wrong columns, which distorts the percentage. People wrongly think 502A is optional; if you operate in more than one state, it is required and you cannot file the 502EZ.
Three Filled-Out Examples Using Real Scenarios
These three examples follow named businesses through the whole return. Each table has two columns and at least eight rows covering the most important fields.
Example 1 — Riverbend Design LLC (two Virginia-resident members, Virginia-only):
| Form Section | What Riverbend Design Enters |
|---|---|
| Entity name and FEIN | Riverbend Design LLC, 541234567 |
| Entity type (Box a) | LLC |
| Number of owners | 2, both Virginia residents |
| Federal income (from Sch. K) | $180,000 ordinary business income |
| Apportionment | 100% (all Virginia) |
| Nonresident withholding (Line c) | $0 (no nonresident owners) |
| Schedule 502ADJ | $2,000 addition, $3,500 subtraction |
| Schedules VK-1 | One per member, 50% share each |
| Page 2 balance | $0 due |
Example 2 — Blue Ridge Partners LP (one nonresident partner, withholding required):
| Form Section | What Blue Ridge Partners Enters |
|---|---|
| Entity name and FEIN | Blue Ridge Partners LP, 542223344 |
| Entity type (Box a) | Partnership |
| Number of owners | 3 (2 residents, 1 nonresident) |
| Federal income (from Sch. K) | $240,000 ordinary income |
| Apportionment | 100% (Virginia only) |
| Nonresident withholding (Line c) | $1,200 (5% of nonresident share) |
| Form 502W paid | $1,200 by original due date |
| Schedules VK-1 | Nonresident VK-1 shows $1,200 withheld |
| Page 2 balance | $0 due |
Example 3 — Skyline Software LLC (multistate, Schedule 502A apportionment):
| Form Section | What Skyline Software Enters |
|---|---|
| Entity name and FEIN | Skyline Software LLC, 543334455 |
| Entity type (Box a) | LLC |
| Number of owners | 4 (1 nonresident) |
| Federal income (from Sch. K) | $1,000,000 ordinary income |
| Schedule 502A sales | $400,000 Virginia / $1,000,000 total |
| Apportionment percentage | 40.0000% |
| Virginia-source income | $400,000 |
| Nonresident withholding (Line c) | $2,000 (5% of nonresident Virginia share) |
| Files 502EZ? | No — Schedule 502A disqualifies it |
A fourth filer worth naming is Aisha Patel, sole member of a disregarded single-member LLC; she files nothing on Form 502 and reports the income on her own Form 760. A fifth, Marcus Lee, runs an investment-only PTE holding stocks with no employees and also does not file Form 502.
How to File the Completed Form
Form 502 must be filed electronically through one of two channels, and the withholding payment is due by the original deadline no matter which channel you use.
- Commercial e-File software. Use an approved product from the Department’s list, which transmits the federal and Virginia returns and the payment together. There is no filing fee for Form 502. You can pay by direct debit, eForms, or ACH credit set up with your bank. Processing is electronic and usually fast; keep the software’s e-File acceptance confirmation as proof of filing.
- eForms (Form 502EZ). Eligible small PTEs file the free 502EZ at the Department’s eForms portal with no login. Pay any balance with Form 502V and withholding with Form 502W. Keep the on-screen confirmation number as proof.
- Withholding payment (Form 502W). Pay the 5% nonresident withholding by the original due date, even if you extend the return. Use the Form 502W payment eForm or ACH credit. Keep the payment confirmation.
- Paper (waiver only). Paper filing is allowed only with an approved electronic-filing waiver. Mail to the Virginia Department of Taxation, P.O. Box 1115, Richmond, VA 23218-1115. The Department does not acknowledge paper receipt, so use USPS tracking as your proof.
The due date is the 15th day of the fourth month after your year-end, which is April 15 for calendar-year filers. An automatic six-month extension to October 15 applies with no application, but it never extends the withholding payment date.
What Happens After You File
After you e-file, the Department processes the return and posts it to your business tax account. With software filing, you get an electronic acceptance, and with eForms you get a confirmation number; both serve as your proof of filing. If you owe nothing, there is no further action, and your owners use their Schedule VK-1 to complete their own Virginia returns.
If you withheld for nonresident owners, those owners claim that withholding as a credit on their personal Virginia returns. If you over-withheld, such as withholding on a nonresident owner PTE by mistake, you file an amended Form 502, complete Schedule 502ADJ Section D, and the Department refunds the entity. You must also send corrected VK-1s to every affected owner.
The Department may follow up later. If your federal return is changed by the IRS, you must notify Virginia and issue amended VK-1s within one year of the final determination. Partnerships must report partnership-level federal adjustments on Form 502FED-1 within 90 days. If you never file, the Department can estimate your income and assess a penalty equal to 6% of the owners’ Virginia taxable income from the entity.
Mistakes to Avoid When Filling Out the Form
Each mistake below comes with the result it causes.
- Filing on paper without a waiver, which means your return does not count and penalties accrue.
- Mismatching the legal name and FEIN, which triggers a processing hold.
- Missing the April 15 withholding deadline, which causes the 2% per month extension penalty.
- Treating the filing extension as a payment extension, which leaves withholding late and penalized.
- Forgetting to list Form 502W payments on Page 2, which inflates your balance due.
- Omitting a Schedule VK-1, which makes the return incomplete.
- Withholding on a nonresident owner PTE, which the lower PTE cannot then claim as a credit.
- Skipping Schedule 502A when you operate in multiple states, which makes apportionment wrong.
- Using separate accounting without advance permission, which the Department disallows and recomputes.
- Claiming a credit without enclosing its documentation, which causes the credit to be denied.
- Forgetting to enclose the federal Form 1120-S or 1065 with Schedule K, which can hold the return.
- Assuming a zero-tax PTE owes no penalty, which still leads to the flat $1,200 late-filing penalty.
Do’s and Don’ts
Do:
- File electronically, because Virginia requires it for all PTEs.
- Pay the nonresident withholding by the original due date, because the extension does not cover it.
- Start from your federal numbers, because Virginia income begins with the federal return.
- Issue a Schedule VK-1 to every owner, because the return is incomplete without them.
- Keep your e-File acceptance or confirmation number, because it is your proof of filing.
- Confirm you have the 2025 revision, because line numbers change year to year.
Don’t:
- Don’t file the 502EZ if you have multistate activity, because Schedule 502A disqualifies you.
- Don’t use the trade name in the legal-name box, because the state matches the legal entity name.
- Don’t withhold for owners that are themselves PTEs, because withholding does not skip tiers.
- Don’t ignore Virginia modifications, because conformity differences change owner income.
- Don’t claim a credit at the entity level, because credits pass through to owners on Form 502.
- Don’t mail a paper return without an approved waiver, because it will not satisfy the requirement.
Pros and Cons of Filing on Your Own vs. With Help
| Filing Pro Se (On Your Own) | Filing With a Tax Professional |
|---|---|
| Pro: Free or low-cost, since the 502EZ eForm has no fee | Pro: A preparer handles complex apportionment on Schedule 502A |
| Pro: Fast for a simple Virginia-only PTE with few owners | Pro: Lowers the risk of name-FEIN and withholding errors |
| Pro: You keep full control of timing and records | Pro: A CPA tracks conformity changes like the 2025 interest subtraction |
| Con: Easy to miss the separate withholding deadline | Con: Professional fees add cost a small PTE may not need |
| Con: Multistate or credit-heavy returns get complex fast | Con: You still must gather all records and owner data yourself |
| Con: A wrong code or missing VK-1 can trigger a notice | Con: You depend on the preparer’s schedule near deadlines |
FAQs
Do I have to file Form 502 if my PTE owes no tax?
Yes. Every PTE doing business in Virginia or with Virginia-source income must file, even with no tax due, and a late filing still triggers the flat $1,200 penalty.
Does a single-member LLC file Form 502?
No. A single-member LLC that is disregarded for federal tax is also disregarded for Virginia, so its owner reports the income on a personal return instead.
Is Form 502 the same as Form 502PTET?
No. Form 502 is the standard pass-through return, while Form 502PTET is the elective entity-level tax filed instead of Form 502 at a 5.75% rate.
Can I still file Form 502 on paper?
No. Virginia requires electronic filing for all PTEs unless you obtain an approved electronic-filing waiver from the Department for undue hardship.
When is Form 502 due?
Yes, there is a firm date: the 15th day of the fourth month after year-end, which is April 15 for calendar-year filers, with an automatic six-month extension to October 15.
Does the extension also extend my withholding payment?
No. The withholding payment is always due by the original due date; you must pay it with Form 502W even if you extend the return.
Do I write the legal name or trade name in the name box?
No trade name: use the legal entity name exactly as it appears on your federal and IRS records, because the state matches it to your FEIN.
Do I enter an exception in Box d or on the VK-1?
No single answer fits both: Box d is only for an entity-wide exception, while owner-specific exceptions go on Line f of that owner’s Schedule VK-1.
Do I withhold for an owner that is another PTE?
No. As a rule you do not withhold for a nonresident owner that is itself a PTE, because that PTE files and withholds on its own behalf.
Do I report federal income or recompute it for Virginia?
No recompute: start with the federal Schedule K totals, then apply Virginia additions, subtractions, and credits through Schedule 502ADJ.
Can I file Form 502EZ if I work in more than one state?
No. Multistate activity requires Schedule 502A, which disqualifies you from the 502EZ; you must use approved e-File software instead.
Do I need a separate Schedule VK-1 for each owner?
Yes. You issue one Schedule VK-1 per owner; the federal K-1 does not substitute for it, and a missing VK-1 makes the return incomplete.
Is there a fee to file Form 502?
No. There is no filing fee for Form 502, and the eForms 502EZ is free; you only pay any tax or withholding actually due.
Does a name-FEIN mismatch matter on the return?
Yes. A mismatch triggers a processing hold while the state confirms your identity, so enter the name exactly as the IRS has it.
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