How to Amend an IRS EIN Form
If your business changes its address after receiving an Employer Identification Number, you don't need to amend the EIN Form and you don't need to apply for a new EIN. There is no form to update an IRS EIN Form. Use Form 8822, Change of Address, to notify the IRS. If you need to correct or amend EIN form information, write a letter, preferably on company letterhead, to the IRS asking to update the information. Do not submit a second EIN application.
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An authorized person needs to sign the letter. Write a letter on company letterhead explaining what EIN information needs to be updated or amended. Include the business's name, mailing address, EIN and name of the current principal officer, general partner, grantor, owner or trustor.
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Send a certified copy of your partnership or corporation's Articles of Amendment with your letter. For partnerships and corporations, attach a copy of the Articles of Amendment that you filed with the state authorizing the change.
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The principal business address determines where your letter is mailed. Mail the letter to the Cincinnati, Ohio campus if your principal business office or agency is located in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia or Wisconsin.
Internal Revenue Service
Stop 343G
Cincinnati, Ohio 45999
800-829-4933
www.irs.gov
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Mailing the letter to the wrong campus will delay updating the EIN information. Mail the letter to the Ogden, Utah campus if your principal business office or agency is located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming or outside of the United States.
Internal Revenue Service
M/S 6273
Ogden, Utah 84201
800-829-4933
www.irs.gov
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Fax a copy of the original letter if you don't receive confirmation it was received. Fax a copy of the original letter, marked "Second Request" to the address you sent the original letter, if you don't receive a confirmation letter indicating receipt within 60 days. For originals mailed to the Cincinnati campus, fax the letter to 859-669-5748. For originals mailed to the Ogden campus, fax the letter to 801-620-7116.
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Tips & Warnings
If the U.S. Postal Service doesn't deliver mail to your business's street address but uses a P.O. Box, list the P.O. Box number as the mailing address instead of the street address.
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