Tell the IRS who controls your company now.
The IRS keeps a record of your business's responsible party, the person who ultimately controls it, along with your address on file. When that person changes, you must tell the IRS within 60 days on Form 8822-B. The same form updates a business address. It is easy to forget, and it keeps important IRS mail going to the right place. We prepare and file it for you.
How the IRS learns who is in charge now.
Form 8822-B, Change of Address or Responsible Party for Business, updates two things the IRS keeps on your business: the responsible party and the address. The responsible party is the individual who ultimately owns or controls the company, the person the IRS treats as its point of contact. When ownership or control changes, whether from a sale, a buyout, or a founder stepping away, the IRS has to be told. The same form also updates your business mailing address or physical location. It does not change your EIN and it is not a tax return; it simply keeps the IRS record current so notices reach the right person at the right place.
One short form, to the right IRS office.
The 8822-B is brief, but it has to reach the correct IRS service center and match your records. We complete and route it for you.
- The new responsible party. The individual now in control, with the identifying number the form requires.
- Any address change. A new business mailing address or physical location, updated on the same form.
- The correct IRS office. The form mailed to the service center for your location, since 8822-B cannot be filed electronically.
- A record of the update. Your filed copy, plus the CP148 confirmation notices the IRS sends to your old and new addresses.
When control or contact details change.
Any business with an EIN files 8822-B when its responsible party or address changes. Certain other changes use a different filing.
- Your responsible party changed after a sale, buyout, or ownership shift
- A founder or manager who was the IRS contact stepped away
- Your business mailing address or physical location moved
- You realized the IRS still lists a former owner as responsible party
- You need to update officers or directors on the state record, which is an officer update
- You changed the entity's address with the state, which is a business address change
- You lost your EIN letter and only need proof, which is a 147C letter
- You are an individual updating a personal address, which uses Form 8822, not 8822-B
A responsible-party change and an owner change on the state record often happen together. We can file the state update and the 8822-B as one project.
The deadline and the details.
These points are verified against current IRS guidance. The one to remember is the 60-day window for a responsible-party change.
IRS forms and mailing addresses can change. We confirm the current version and correct service center before filing.
From a change to a current record.
- 1Confirm what changed
We identify whether your responsible party, your address, or both need updating, and when the change happened.
- 2Complete the 8822-B
We fill in the new responsible party and any address change against your records.
- 3File to the right office
We mail it to the IRS service center for your location, inside the 60-day window where a party changed.
- 4Confirm the update
We watch for the CP148 confirmation notices and keep your filed copy on record.
The 60 days slip by quietly.
Most businesses do not realize a responsible-party change even has a deadline. We catch it, file the update to the correct office, and confirm the IRS has it, so your notices do not keep going to a former owner.
We flag the 60-day window the moment a responsible party changes, so it is not missed.
We route the form to the correct IRS service center so it is processed, not returned.
We update the responsible party and any address on a single filing, saving a second round.
You see our price up front; the IRS charges nothing for the form itself. See pricing →
Other updates to your records.
Update who runs the company on the state's record.
Explore → New locationBusiness address changeChange your company's address with the state as well as the IRS.
Explore → Proof of EINEIN verification letterReplace a lost EIN confirmation letter with a 147C.
Explore → No EIN yetGet an EINApply for a new employer identification number.
Explore →Form 8822-B, answered.
What is a responsible party?
It is the individual who ultimately owns or controls the business, the person the IRS treats as its main contact for the entity. When that person changes, the IRS has to be told on Form 8822-B, separately from any officer update you make with the state.
How long do I have to report a change?
Sixty days from the date the responsible party changes. It is an easy deadline to miss because most owners do not know it exists, which is why we flag it and file promptly.
Can I use it to change my address too?
Yes. The same form updates your business mailing address and physical location. If your address is also changing with the state, we can pair it with a business address change.
Does it change my EIN?
No. Updating your responsible party or address never changes your EIN. If you only need proof of your existing number, that is a 147C letter instead.
Is there a fee, and can I file it online?
There is no IRS fee, and it cannot be filed electronically. It is mailed to the IRS service center for your location. The IRS confirms the change with CP148 notices in about four to six weeks.