How to change your address on IRS
Sign in to IRS, open the profile or contact section, replace your mailing address and save.
Steps
- The fastest options are filing Form 8822, or simply using your new address on your next tax return.
- If you have an IRS online account, update your address there under Profile.
- Allow 4–6 weeks for the change to process across IRS systems.
One IRS gotcha. The IRS does not forward paper refund or credit checks. If one is owed to you, update before it’s mailed or it can be returned.
Menus change, so confirm on IRS’s site.
Worth knowing for government accounts
- Government records are the highest-stakes updates: your driver’s license, vehicle registration, tax refunds, and benefits all route to the address on file.
- Benefits, refunds, and license renewals go to the address on file, so this is the first group to update.