Fillable Form 8822 (2021)

What is Form 8822?

Form 8822, Change of Address, or also referred to as Change of Address for Individual, Gift, Estate, or Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Returns, is used by taxpayers to notify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that they have changed their home mailing address.

If this change of home mailing address will affect the mailing address of the taxpayer’s children who have also filed their own income tax returns, the taxpayer must then complete a separate Form 8822 for each of his or her children. If a representative is filling out Form 8822 for a certain taxpayer, he or she must attach a copy of his or her power of attorney to this form. If a taxpayer would like to change both his or her home address and business address, he or she must fill out Form 8822-B, Change of Address or Responsible Party ? Business.

It normally takes 4 to 6 weeks for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to process a taxpayer’s change of home mailing address.

If a taxpayer or his or her spouse has changed their names because of marriage, divorce, or other legal reasons, they must make sure to notify the Social Security Administration (SSA) of their new legal names so that the SSA will have the same names on their records. This will prevent any delays in processing their tax returns and issuing any refunds the both of them may have.

A taxpayer must make sure to include any apartment, room, or suite number in his or her new address. If the taxpayer has a P.O. box and not a regular home mailing address, he or she must enter the box number instead. This must only be done if the post office does not deliver to his or her home mailing address.

If a taxpayer has a foreign home mailing address, he or she must follow the country’s practice for entering the postal code. When a taxpayer is filling out this form, he or she must not abbreviate the name of the country.

In cases wherein the taxpayer receives his or her mail in care of a third party, the taxpayer must enter “?” followed by the full legal name of the third party, the street address, or P.O. box.

How to fill out Form 8822?

Applicants can download and print a PDF copy of Form 8822 from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website that they can manually complete. They can also fill out Form 8822 electronically on PDFRun.

To fill out Form 8822, you must provide the following information:

Part I. Complete this part to change your home mailing address

Mark all of the boxes which correspond to the effects your change of address will make. You may select:

Item 1

Individual income tax returns - Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, Form 1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors, Form 1040-NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return

• Mark the box if your last return was a joint return and you are now establishing a residence separate from the spouse with whom you filed that certain return

Item 2

Gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer tax returns - Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return

• Enter the full legal name of the decedent and his or her social security number (SSN) for Forms 706 and 706-NA.

Item 3a. Your name

Enter your legal first name, initial, and last name.

Item 3b. Your social security number (SSN)

Enter your social security number (SSN).

Item 4a. Spouse’s name

Enter the legal first name, initial, and last name of your spouse.

Item 4b. Spouse’s social security number (SSN)

Enter the social security number (SSN) of your spouse.

Item 5a. Your prior names

Enter all of the prior names you may have in case you have changed your name because of marriage, divorce, and other valid reasons.

Make sure to notify the Social Security Administration (SSA) of your and your spouse’s new legal names so that the SSA will have the same names on their records. This will prevent any delays in processing your tax returns and issuing any refunds the both of you may claim.

Item 5b. Spouse’s prior names

Enter all of the prior names your spouse may have in case he or she has had a name change because of marriage, divorce, and other valid reasons.

Item 6a. Your old address

Enter your old home mailing address.

Number

Enter your old number.

Street

Enter your old street.

Apartment Number

Enter your old apartment number.

City or Town

Enter your old city or town.

State

Enter your old state.

ZIP Code

Enter your old ZIP code.

If you have an old foreign address, complete the information below:

Foreign country name

Enter your old foreign country name.

Foreign province or county

Enter your old foreign province or county.

Foreign postal code

Enter your old foreign postal code.

Item 7. New address

Enter your new home mailing address.

Number

Enter your new number.

Street

Enter your new street.

Apartment Number

Enter your new apartment number.

City or Town

Enter your new city or town.

State

Enter your new state.

ZIP Code

Enter your new ZIP code.

If you have a new foreign address, complete the information below:

Foreign country name

Enter your new foreign country name.

Foreign province or county

Enter your new foreign province or county.

Foreign postal code

Enter your new foreign postal code.

Part II. Signature

Daytime telephone number of person to contact

Enter your daytime telephone number or your spouse’s telephone number.

Your signature

Affix your signature.

Date

Enter the current date of signing.

Spouse’s signature

Have your spouse affix his or her signature.

Date

Enter the current date of signing.

Signature of representative, executor, or administrator

Have the representative, executor, or administrator affix his or her signature if it is applicable.

Title

Have the representative, executor, or administrator enter his or her official title.

Date

Enter the current date of signing.