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Use of Form 8822

🔍 Title: Use of Form 8822

Use Form 8822 to notify the IRS when you change your home mailing address. This guide also covers what to do if the change affects your children’s addresses, when to use Form 8822-B, and where to mail Form 8822.

⚠️ Before You Begin

You should consider the following before filing:

Home mailing address change - Form 8822 is used to notify the IRS if you changed your home mailing address.
Children’s mailing address - If this change also affects the mailing address for your children who filed income tax returns, you must complete and file a separate Form 8822 for each child.
Representative signing - If you are a representative signing for the taxpayer, attach to Form 8822 a copy of your power of attorney.
Processing time - Generally, it takes 4 to 6 weeks to process a change of address.

📊 Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Use Form 8822 for your home mailing address

You can use Form 8822 to notify the Internal Revenue Service if you changed your home mailing address.

Step 2: File separate forms if your children’s addresses are affected

If this change also affects the mailing address for your children who filed income tax returns, complete and file a separate Form 8822 for each child.

Step 3: Attach power of attorney if a representative signs

If you are a representative signing for the taxpayer, attach to Form 8822 a copy of your power of attorney.

Step 4: Allow time for processing

Generally, it takes 4 to 6 weeks to process a change of address.

Step 5: Use Form 8822-B for business address changes

Changing both home and business addresses? Use Form 8822-B to change your business address.

📍 Where To File

If you checked the box on line 2, send Form 8822 to:

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

If you did not check the box on line 2, send Form 8822 to the address show here that applies to you:

IF your old home mailing address was in... THEN use this address...

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

Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
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, Wyoming
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 bona fide resident of Guam or the Virgin Islands.
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0023

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

Virgin Islands:
bona fide residents
V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue
6115 Estate Smith Bay, Suite 225
St. Thomas, VI 00802

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