Form 8822-B (Rev. December 2019): how to file the Change of Address or Responsible Party, Business
Tells the IRS the business's new mailing address, location or responsible party. A change of responsible party must be reported within 60 days. Mailed to the IRS address for the old address's state, printed on the form.
- Agency
- Internal Revenue Service
- Where it applies
- US federal
- How it's filed
- Paper form, mailed
- Fee
- Free
The form, line by line
| Line | What goes there |
|---|---|
| 1 | Does the change affect employment, excise, income and other business returns (720, 940, 941, 990, 1041, 1065, 1120...)?Yes / No |
| 2 | Does it affect employee plan returns (5500, 5500-EZ...)?Yes / No |
| 3 | Does it change the business location?Yes / No |
| 4a | Business name |
| 4b | Employer identification number |
| 5 | Old mailing address (street, city, state, ZIP, or the foreign address) |
| 6 | New mailing address |
| 7 | New business location |
| 8 | New responsible party's name |
| 9 | New responsible party's EINOnly when the responsible party is an entity with an EIN. An individual's SSN or ITIN is never written: answer "By hand" and the signer adds it. |
| 10 | Daytime telephone number of person to contact |
| 10 | Title of the owner, officer or representative signing |
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