Create Form 8822 Online Tell the IRS you moved

Change your home mailing address with the IRS for individual, gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax returns. The official Form 8822 fills in while you type, ready to print and mail.

View the form on IRS.gov

How to fill it out: IRS instructions (page 2)

Returns this change affects

Check every type of return the new address applies to.

Individual income tax returns (Line 1)Forms 1040, 1040-SR, 1040-NR, and so on. Gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax returns (Line 2)Forms 706, 709, and so on.

My last return was joint, and I’m now living separately from that spouse Your spouse then doesn’t have to sign this form.

For Forms 706 and 706-NA, enter the decedent’s details.

Decedent’s name (optional)

Decedent’s SSN (optional)

Your name

As shown on your last return.

Your name *

First name, initial, and last name.

Your SSN *

My last return was a joint return Adds your spouse on Lines 4a and 4b.

Spouse’s name *

Spouse’s SSN *

Changed your name? (Line 5) Optional

Your prior name(s)

If your name changed because of marriage, divorce, or another reason. Tell the Social Security Administration too.

Spouse’s prior name(s)

Old address

Your home mailing address before the move.

Street address or P.O. box *

Apt. no. (optional)

City or town *

State *

ZIP code *

It was a foreign address

Foreign country name *

Don’t abbreviate the country.

Province or county (optional)

Postal code (optional)

Spouse’s old address, if different (Line 6b) (optional)

New address

Use a P.O. box only if the post office doesn’t deliver to your street address.

Street address or P.O. box *

Apt. no. (optional)

City or town *

State *

ZIP code *

Mail goes to someone else, such as your accountant? Start the street line with C/O and their name.

It’s a foreign address

Foreign country name *

Don’t abbreviate the country.

Province or county (optional)

Postal code (optional)

Sign and date

Daytime phone number of a person to contact (optional)

Who is signing?

The taxpayer Representative or executor

Attach a copy of your power of attorney, such as Form 2848. The IRS won’t act on an address change from an unauthorized third party.

How will you sign?

Sign here Sign on paper

The signature and date lines stay blank. Print the form, then sign and date it in ink.

Signature *

Draw Type

Sign here

Date *

Title *

For example Executor, Administrator, or Attorney-in-fact.

Spouse’s signature *

Draw Type

Sign here

Required when your last return was joint, unless you’re now living separately.

Spouse’s signing date *

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Downloaded. Mail it on its own, not with your tax return, to the IRS address for your old home address on page 2 of the form (Kansas City if you checked line 2). It usually takes 4 to 6 weeks to process. Collecting new addresses from members or clients? Build an address update form

View the form on IRS.gov

How to fill it out: IRS instructions (page 2)

Disclaimer: forms.app offers this Form 8822 generator and the IRS form it fills as a free tool. forms.app is not affiliated with the Internal Revenue Service, doesn’t send address changes to the IRS, and doesn’t give tax or legal advice. You are responsible for entering complete, accurate information and for mailing the signed form to the correct IRS address. Form 8822 is published by the IRS; get the latest version and instructions at irs.gov/Form8822. For a business address, use Form 8822-B. If your situation is unusual, talk to a tax professional. Found something on this page that’s wrong or out of date? Let us know.

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Form 8822, explained

Form 8822, Change of Address, tells the IRS your new home mailing address for individual income tax returns and for gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax returns, so refunds, notices, and letters reach you.

Businesses changing a business mailing address or location use Form 8822-B instead. If your children file their own returns and their address changed too, each child needs a separate Form 8822. If you changed your name, list your prior name on line 5 and update it with the Social Security Administration as well. A representative who signs for you must attach a copy of their power of attorney, such as Form 2848.

Getting your Form 8822 done in minutes

Tick the types of returns the change affects, then enter your name and SSN, plus your spouse’s if your last return was joint. Add your old address and your new one, including any apartment or suite number. Use a P.O. box only if the post office doesn’t deliver to your street, and if your mail goes to someone else, such as your accountant, start the street line with C/O and their name.

Your entries fill in the official page line by line. Sign on screen, or leave the signature lines blank and sign in ink after printing, then mail the form to the IRS address for your old home address. It isn’t attached to a tax return. More IRS forms are in our tax form generators.

What you might ask about Form 8822

Do I have to file Form 8822 when I move?

Using the form is voluntary. But if the IRS doesn’t have your current mailing address, you may not receive a notice of deficiency or a notice and demand for tax, and penalties and interest keep adding up even when you don’t get those notices.

Where do I mail Form 8822?

It depends on your old home mailing address. Page 2 of the form lists an IRS address for each group of states, with separate entries for foreign addresses, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. If you checked line 2 for gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax returns, send it to the Internal Revenue Service Center in Kansas City, MO 64999-0023.

How long does an address change take?

The IRS says it generally takes 4 to 6 weeks to process a change of address.

Can I use Form 8822 for my business address?

No. Form 8822 is for home mailing addresses. Use Form 8822-B to change a business mailing address, a business location, or the business’s responsible party. If both your home and business addresses changed, file both forms.

Does my spouse have to sign?

If your last return was a joint return, your spouse must sign too, unless you checked the line 1 box saying you’re now establishing a residence separate from that spouse.

Can someone else file Form 8822 for me?

The taxpayer, executor, donor, or an authorized representative can sign. A representative must attach a copy of their power of attorney, for example Form 2848, because the IRS won’t change an address for an unauthorized third party.

Is this Form 8822 generator free?

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