The EIN and IRS forms · A term for founders abroad
What is Form 8822-B?
The IRS form a business files by post to change its mailing address, location or responsible party; a new responsible party must be reported within 60 days.
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Form 8822-B, for a founder abroad.
The IRS writes to the address and responsible party on its record, which come from Form SS-4 unless you update them. A company that changes its mailing address, or whose controlling owner changes, files Form 8822-B so notices, including penalty notices, reach the right person.
A change of responsible party has to be reported within 60 days. It's filed by post and takes several weeks to process. Changing the state's records, such as the registered agent, doesn't update the IRS.
Sources: IRS: about Form 8822-B.
Read next · guide · 2 minCP 575 and 147C: the two letters that prove your EIN, and how to get the second oneWhat founders ask next.
- Do I file Form 8822-B when I change registered agent?
- Only if the IRS's mailing address for the company was the old agent's. The state change doesn't reach the IRS on its own.
- Can Form 8822-B be filed online?
- No. It's posted to the IRS address in its instructions.
03 · See also
- The EIN and IRS formsResponsible partyOn Form SS-4, the person who ultimately owns or controls the company: the owner of a single-member LLC, and never the registered agent.Read the term
- The EIN and IRS formsCP 575 letterThe IRS notice confirming a newly assigned EIN, posted once to the address on the application; the document banks usually ask to see.Read the term
- The EIN and IRS formsEINThe nine-digit tax number the IRS assigns to a business, and the first thing every US bank, payment processor and marketplace asks for.Read the term
- The EIN and IRS formsSSNThe US personal tax and benefits number for citizens and people authorised to work; not something a founder abroad has or needs to own a US company.Read the term
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