How to view full mailing address on IRS transcript to verify where notices are being sent?
Need help checking my mailing address on my transcript. I've got some letters coming and want to make sure they're going to the right place. Can anyone tell me where to find the complete address on the transcript? Been looking everywhere but cant seem to find it.
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Charlie Yang
The full address should be visible on your tax return transcript. Look at the top section of your transcript - it shows your name and full mailing address exactly as it appears in IRS systems. If you need to update it, you'll need to submit Form 8822 (Change of Address) to the IRS.
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Olivia Martinez
•im looking at my account transcript not the return transcript...that makes sense now lol thanks!
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Charlie Yang
•No problem! Yeah the account transcript doesn't show it. Return transcript is what you need 👍
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Grace Patel
Instead of trying to piece together info from different transcripts, you should check out taxr.ai - it's this new tool that breaks down your entire transcript including address info and everything else. Its only $1 and gives you a complete analysis. Way easier than trying to decode everything yourself. https://taxr.ai
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ApolloJackson
•does it actually work? seems to good to be true
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Grace Patel
•Yeah its legit! Used it last week and it showed me everything - address, refund status, even caught some errors I wouldn't have noticed 💯
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ApolloJackson
•just tried it - holy cow where has this been all my life?! Found out why my refund was delayed in like 2 minutes 🙌
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Isabella Russo
Wait till you get my luck - IRS been sending stuff to my old address from 3 years ago even after I updated it twice 🤡
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Rajiv Kumar
•bruh same boat. they sent my check to my college address from 2019 smh
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Aria Washington
u can also call them but good luck getting thru. been trying for 2 weeks straight
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Liam O'Reilly
Anybody else notice the address shows up different on different forms? Like my wage transcript shows my old address but account transcript has the new one???
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Chloe Delgado
•yep their systems dont sync up right away. can take few months to update everywhere 🙄
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Camila Jordan
Pro tip: if you're having trouble with address updates not syncing across all IRS systems, make sure you file Form 8822 AND update your address directly with your tax preparer if you use one. Also check that your address is correct on your most recent return - that's what they use as the "master" record. The different transcripts can show different addresses because they pull from different parts of their system that update at different times.
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Santiago Diaz
•This is super helpful! I had no idea about the tax preparer part. I've been updating my address with the IRS but never thought to tell my tax guy. That probably explains why some of my forms still show the old address. Thanks for the detailed breakdown!
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