Fillable Form 8822

What is Form 8822?

Form 8822, or officially Change of Address, is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that U.S. taxpayers use to notify the federal tax agency of their change of address.

Since the IRS sends correspondence, documents, and even checks, to taxpayers by mail, after moving to a new residence, it is the responsibility of taxpayers to notify the IRS to avoid miscommunication and any problems caused by not receiving important documents.

The federal tax agency uses the address listed in the most up-to-date tax return of a taxpayer when sending mail; thus, it is important for taxpayers to update the address they have on file when they move using Form 8822.

How to Fill Out Form 8822?

Form 8822 is a single-page that requires personal information used to change the home mailing address of a taxpayer. You may write “NA” if a question is not applicable unless otherwise directed.

Part I

Items 1 and 2
Mark all the checkboxes that your change of address affects. Mark Item 1 if it affects Individual income tax returns, including Forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR, and so on. Mark Item 2 if it affects gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax returns, including Forms 706, 709, and so on.

For Forms 706 and 709-A, provide the name of the decedent and social security number.

Item 3a
Provide your full legal name.

Item 3b
Provide your social security number.

Item 4a
Provide the full legal name of your spouse.

Item 4b
Provide the social security number of your spouse.

Item 5a
Provide your prior names. Use this item if you changed your name due to legal reasons, including marriage or divorce.

Item 5b
Provide the prior names of your spouse. Use this item if your spouse changed his or her name due to legal reasons, including marriage or divorce.

Item 6a
Provide your old address. If a foreign address, provide the name, province or country, and postal code of the foreign country.

Item 6b
Provide the old address of your spouse. If a foreign address, provide the name, province or country, and postal code of the foreign country.

Item 7
Provide your new address. If a foreign address, provide the name, province or country, and postal code of the foreign country.

Part II

In the space provided, you may provide your telephone number.

The “Sign Here” section requires your signature. Also, provide the date when you signed the form.

If a joint return, your spouse should also sign the form and provide the date of signing.

If a representative, executor, or administrator filed the form, he or she should also sign and provide his title and the date of signing.

Submission

If you checked Item 2, send Form 8822 to:

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Cincinnati, OH 45999-0023

If you did not check Item 2 and your home mailing address was in:

• Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, submit Form 8822 to:

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas City, MO 64999-0023

• Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, submit Form 8822 to:

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0023

• Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South, Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, submit Form 8822 to:

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Fresno, CA 93888-0023

• a foreign country, American Samoa, or Puerto Rico (or are excluding income under Internal Revenue Code section 933), or use an APO or FPO address, or file Form 2555, 2555-EZ, or 4563, or are a dual-status alien or non-bonafide resident of Guam or the Virgin Islands, submit Form 8822 to:

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0023

• Guam — given you are a bonafide resident, submit Form 8822 to:

Department of Revenue and Taxation
Government of Guam
P.O. Box 23607
GMF, GU 96921

• Virgin Islands — given you are a bonafide resident, submit Form 8822 to:

V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue
6115 Estate Smith Bay,
Suite 225 St. Thomas,
VI 00802