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Form 8822, Change of Address

The IRS does not learn your new address from the post office reliably. Form 8822 is the official notification for individuals, so refunds, notices, and letters follow you.

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What is 8822?

Form 8822 updates the IRS’s records with your new home mailing address, for you, your spouse, and affected children when applicable. Filing it protects the things the IRS mails: refund checks, identity verification letters, and statutory notices that carry deadlines whether you saw them or not.

A notice mailed to your last known address counts legally as delivered, which is exactly why this form matters after a move. Businesses use the separate Form 8822-B.

Who files 8822?

Anyone who moved after filing their last return
Married couples updating one or both spouses’ addresses, including after separation
Parents updating addresses for children who file

How to fill out 8822

Check the boxes for which tax matters the change affects.
Enter your name, SSN, and your spouse’s if joint returns are involved.
Write your old address and your new address.
Download, sign, and mail it to the IRS address in the instructions for your state. Processing takes around four to six weeks.

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Individual income tax returns (Forms 1040, 1040-SR, 1040-NR, etc.)

1. If your last return was a joint return and you are now establishing a residence separate from the spouse with whom you filed that

Gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax returns (Forms 706, 709, etc.)

▶ Decedent’s name

▶ Social security number

Your name (first name, initial, and last name)

Your social security number

Spouse’s name (first name, initial, and last name)

Spouse’s social security number

Your prior name(s). See instructions.

Spouse’s prior name(s). See instructions.

Your old address (no., street, apt. no., city or town, state, and ZIP code). If a P.O. box, see instructions. If foreign address, also

Foreign country name

Foreign province/county

Foreign postal code

Spouse’s old address, if different from line 6a (no., street, apt. no., city or town, state, and ZIP code). If a P.O. box, see

Foreign country name

Foreign province/county

Foreign postal code

New address (no., street, apt. no., city or town, state, and ZIP code). If a P.O. box, see instructions. If foreign address, also complete

Foreign country name

Foreign province/county

Foreign postal code

Daytime telephone number of person to contact (optional) ▶

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Frequently asked questions

Is USPS mail forwarding enough?

No. Forwarding lapses and some IRS mail is not forwardable at all. The IRS considers your last known address authoritative until you tell it otherwise.

Can I just put the new address on my next return?

A newly filed return does update your address, but if months remain before you file, the 8822 closes that gap.

Form 8822, Change of Address

What is 8822?

Who files 8822?

How to fill out 8822

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Related forms

Form 8822-B, Change of Address or Responsible Party (Business)

Form 1040, US Individual Income Tax Return

Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund