Fill Out IRS Form 8822 Online
Change of Address
Internal Revenue Service
Notifies the IRS of a change to an individual's home mailing address.
Reviewed July 2026
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IRS Form 8822, Change of Address, tells the IRS that your home mailing address has changed. Keeping your address current matters because the IRS sends refund checks, notices, and time-sensitive letters by mail, and missing one can have real consequences, from delayed refunds to missed response deadlines.
The form fits on a single page, and you can fill it out in the Universal PDF editor in a couple of minutes. Enter your old and new addresses, download the completed PDF, sign it, and mail it to the IRS.
What is Form 8822 used for
Form 8822 updates the home mailing address the IRS has on file for you as an individual taxpayer. It covers individual income tax returns and, through a checkbox, gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax matters.
Businesses use a separate form. Form 8822-B handles address changes for business locations and mailing addresses, along with updates to the identity of a company's responsible party.
Who needs to file Form 8822
Anyone who has moved and wants IRS mail to follow them should file the form, especially in these situations.
- Taxpayers expecting a refund check, IRS correspondence, or an ongoing case update by mail
- People who moved after filing their most recent return and will not file another one soon
- Married filers who separated and now maintain different addresses, which the form specifically accommodates
- Parents or guardians updating the address associated with a child who filed a return
How to fill out Form 8822
The form is straightforward, but complete it fully so the IRS can match you to the right account.
- Check the box on Line 1 for individual income tax returns, and Line 2 if the change also applies to gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax
- Lines 3 through 5: your name and Social Security number, plus your spouse's name and SSN if you file jointly
- Line 6: your old address, and Line 6b for a spouse's old address if it was different
- Line 7: your new address, written exactly the way you want mail delivered, including apartment numbers
- Sign and date at the bottom; on a joint filing, both spouses generally sign
Where to send it and deadlines
There is no deadline, but the update only protects you once the IRS processes it, so file soon after moving. The IRS notes that processing a change of address can take several weeks, and the correct mailing address for the form depends on your old location, as shown in the address table in the form's instructions.
Filing your next tax return with the new address also updates IRS records, so Form 8822 matters most when a return is not coming up soon.
Frequently asked questions
The IRS does not offer a general online address change for individuals. You can update it by filing Form 8822, by using your new address on your next tax return, or in writing and certain phone interactions as described on IRS.gov.
Not reliably. The IRS may update addresses from postal service data, but it is not guaranteed, and some IRS mail is not forwarded. Filing Form 8822 is the dependable route.
Form 8822 is for changes to an individual's home mailing address. Form 8822-B is for businesses changing a mailing address, business location, or responsible party.
The IRS indicates it can take several weeks for an address change to be fully processed. Time-sensitive mail sent in the meantime may still go to the old address.
For joint filers moving together, both spouses generally sign the form. If you have separated, each spouse should file a separate form for their own new address.
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