Form 8822 Change of Address (For Individual, Gift, Estate, or Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Returns) Please (Rev. October 2015) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service OMB No. 1545-1163 type or print. See instructions on back. Do not attach this form to your return. Information about Form 8822 is available at www.irs.gov/form8822. Part I 1 Complete This Part To Change Your Home Mailing Address Check all boxes this change affects: Individual income tax returns (Forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR, etc.) If your last return was a joint return and you are now establishing a residence separate from the spouse with whom you filed that return, check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax returns (Forms 706, 709, etc.) For Forms 706 and 706-NA, enter the decedent's name and social security number below. 2 Decedent's name Social security number 3b Your social security number 3a Your name (first name, initial, and last name) 4a Spouse's name (first name, initial, and last name) 4b Spouse's social security number 5a Your prior name(s). See instructions. 5b Spouse's prior name(s). See instructions. 6a 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 complete spaces below, see instructions. Foreign country name Foreign province/county Foreign postal code 6b 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 instructions. If foreign address, also complete spaces below, see instructions. Foreign country name Foreign province/county Foreign postal code 7 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 spaces below, see instructions. Foreign country name Foreign province/county Foreign postal code Part II Signature Daytime telephone number of person to contact (optional) Sign Here Your signature If joint return, spouse's signature Date Date Signature of representative, executor, administrator/if applicable Title Cat. No. 12081V Form Date For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see back of form. 8822 (Rev. 10-2015) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Form 8822 (Rev. 10-2015) Page 2 Future Developments Information about developments affecting Form 8822 (such as legislation enacted after we release it) is at www.irs.gov/form8822. 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 shown here that applies to you: IF your old 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, West Virginia Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas THEN use this address . . . Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Kansas City, MO 64999-0023 Purpose of Form You can use Form 8822 to notify the Internal Revenue Service if you changed your home mailing address. 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. If you are a representative signing for the taxpayer, attach to Form 8822 a copy of your power of attorney. Generally, it takes 4 to 6 weeks to process a change of address. Changing both home and business addresses? Use Form 8822-B to change your business address. Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. Our legal right to ask for information is Internal Revenue Code sections 6001 and 6011, which require you to file a statement with us for any tax for which you are liable. Section 6109 requires that you provide your social security number on what you file. This is so we know who you are, and can process your form and other papers. Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as required by section 6103. However, we may give the information to the Department of Justice and to other federal agencies, as provided by law. We may give it to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths or possessions to carry out their tax laws. We may also disclose this information to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. The use of this form is voluntary. However, if you fail to provide the Internal Revenue Service with your current mailing address, you may not receive a notice of deficiency or a notice and demand for tax. Despite the failure to receive such notices, penalties and interest will continue to accrue on the tax deficiencies. You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average time is 16 minutes. Comments. You can send us comments by going to www.irs.gov/formspubs, clicking on "More Information," and then clicking on "Give us feedback." You can also send your comments to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Forms and Publications Division, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. DO NOT SEND THE FORM TO THIS ADDRESS. Instead, see Where To File, earlier. Prior Name(s) If you or your spouse changed your name because of marriage, divorce, etc., complete line 5. Also, be sure to notify the Social Security Administration of your new name so that it has the same name in its records that you have on your tax return. This prevents delays in processing your return and issuing refunds. It also safeguards your future social security benefits. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Austin, TX 73301-0023 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Fresno, CA 9388