How do I change my LLC's address?

Update the state's business record, often through the annual report or a change-of-address form or amendment, and file IRS Form 8822-B to change the address on your EIN. Then update your registered agent record if it applies, your state tax accounts, bank, licenses and any foreign-state registrations. The state and IRS are the two records that matter most; the rest keep your mail flowing.

What is IRS Form 8822-B used for?

Form 8822-B tells the IRS that a business's mailing address, business location, or responsible party has changed. If your LLC has an EIN and you move, you file 8822-B so IRS notices reach the new address. The IRS asks that you notify it within 60 days of a change. There is no fee, and it does not change your EIN.

Do I have to notify the IRS if my LLC moves?

Yes, if your LLC has an EIN. File Form 8822-B so the IRS updates the address tied to your business account and sends notices to the right place. The IRS requests notification within 60 days. Updating your address on a tax return alone is not always enough between filings, which is why 8822-B exists as a standalone change-of-address form for businesses.

Does changing my LLC address change my registered agent?

Not automatically. Your registered agent and its address are a separate record. If you move and you are your own registered agent, or the agent's address changes, you must update the registered agent record with the state as well, usually a separate filing. Moving your business address does not update the agent on file, and a stale agent address can cause missed legal notices.

How do I change my LLC address with the state?

It depends on the state's system. Many states let you change the address online through the annual report or a dedicated change-of-address form; others require an amendment to the articles of organization if the principal office address is listed there. Check your state's business filing office for the exact form. Update both the principal office and any listed mailing address if they changed.

What happens if I do not update my LLC's address?

Mail from the state and IRS keeps going to the old address, so you can miss annual-report reminders, tax notices, and legal service, and missing those can lead to penalties, loss of good standing, or even administrative dissolution. A stale registered agent address is especially risky because that is where lawsuits are served. Keeping addresses current is basic compliance hygiene.

LLC Address Change, Update the State & IRS Form 8822-B

Q: How much does it cost to change an LLC's address?

It varies by state. Some states let you update the address for free on your annual report; others charge a modest fee for a change-of-address or amendment filing, commonly in the $0 to $50 range, confirm with your filing office. IRS Form 8822-B is free. The bigger cost is usually the time to update every downstream account, not the filings themselves.

How do you change an LLC's address?

Changing your LLC's address is really several small updates that need to stay in sync. The two that carry legal weight are the state business record and the IRS (via Form 8822-B). Around those sit your registered agent record, your state tax accounts, your bank, your licenses, and any registrations in other states. Miss one and mail keeps flowing to the old place, which is how people miss annual-report reminders and tax notices.

None of this changes the entity itself. Your LLC, its formation date, and its EIN all stay the same; you are only correcting where the government and everyone else should send things. It is one of the routine record updates in our guide to LLC amendments.

Which address are you actually changing?

“My LLC's address” can mean several different records, and they do not all update together. Sort out which ones changed:

Principal office / business address. The main address on your state record and often on your articles of organization.
Mailing address. Where the state and IRS send correspondence, which may differ from the physical office.
Registered agent address. The in-state address where legal documents are served, a separate record with its own rules, covered below.
Member or manager addresses. Listed in some states and on some filings.

Write down which of these actually changed before you start filing, because each has its own place to be updated.

How do you update the state?

The method depends on your state's system. In many states you can change the address online, either through the annual report or a dedicated change-of-address form. In others, if the principal office address is written into your articles of organization, you update it by filing articles of amendment. Check your state's business filing office for the exact route and update both the principal office and mailing address if both changed.

Do not wait for the annual report if it is far off

If your annual report is months away, do not let the state hold a wrong address that long, file the standalone change-of-address form so notices reach you in the meantime.

How do you file IRS Form 8822-B?

If your LLC has an EIN, tell the IRS with Form 8822-B, Change of Address or Responsible Party, Business. It updates the mailing address and business location tied to your business account so IRS notices reach the new address. Key points:

There is no feeand it does not change your EIN.
The IRS asks that you file it within 60 days of the change.
The same form is used to change the responsible partythe person the IRS treats as controlling the entity, which is a separate but related update if that person changed too.
Mail it to the address in the form's instructions for your state; the IRS does not accept it electronically as a standalone form.

Filing 8822-B matters even if you also put the new address on your next return, because between filings the IRS relies on the address it has on record, and missed IRS notices are exactly the kind of problem that compounds quietly.

What about the registered agent address?

This trips people up: changing your business address does not update your registered agent record. The registered agent is the in-state party who receives legal service and official mail, and its address is maintained separately. If you act as your own agent and you moved, or your agent's address changed, you have to update that record with the state, usually a distinct filing. Because the registered agent address is where lawsuits are served, a stale one is the most dangerous address to leave wrong. See how to change your registered agent for that process.

Where else do you need to update the address?

Once the state and IRS are handled, cascade the change through everything that mails you or bills you:

State tax and sales-tax accounts so filings and notices track correctly.
Bank and payment processorswhich sometimes need the updated state record.
Business licenses and permitsmany of which are address-specific.
Foreign-state registrationsevery other state you are registered in needs the change.
Insurance, vendors, clients, the post office, your website and invoices.

What does it cost, and how long does it take?

Costs are usually small. Some states update the address for free through the annual report; others charge a modest fee for a change-of-address or amendment filing, commonly in the $0 to $50 range, confirm the current figure with your filing office. Form 8822-B is free. State processing ranges from immediate for online updates to a few weeks for mailed filings, and the IRS takes several weeks to process 8822-B.

Keeping your address current is basic compliance that protects your good standing. If you are updating the address only because the company has really wound down and you just want the notices to stop, the more permanent fix is to close it properly, see how to dissolve an LLCsince a dissolved company stops owing annual reports and franchise tax altogether.

How to change your LLC's address