Passports for internal travel?????

[csziggy]

65. I know - I married in 1977 and it was a battle

Our accountant at the time claimed the IRS would not accept a woman as head of household even if she had the primary income. So he switched our names and CHANGED mine - but did not switch our SS#s. So the IRS wrote about the incorrect SS#s. That part was easy.

Then I got a letter from the SS Administration - "Why did you not notify us of your name change?" Well, I didn't because it didn't change!

Then we got audited four years in a row. I think it was revenge for my temerity in wanting to be head of household.

The only time it was a real concern was when I was taken to the ER with a concussion. They were interviewing me for their records and got all bent out of shape when I insisted my surname was different than my husband's. That almost got me admitted to the hospital for observation, while the concussion was not all that bad - it was my worst of four concussions, but still.

I tell every young woman to NOT change their names. Most don't listen, but I try.