Entity Name-Change Letter

Letter notifying the IRS that a business has changed its legal name, for use when the change can't be reported on a return.

IRS name-change procedures

Letter date

Entity type

Former legal name *

New legal name *

EIN *

Effective date of change

Entity mailing address

IRS service center

The center where the entity files its returns.

Signed by

Title / capacity

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[Date]

Internal Revenue Service
[IRS service center where the entity files]

Re: Change of Business Name
    Former Name: [Former name]
    EIN: [EIN]

To Whom It May Concern:

Please be advised that [Former name], EIN [EIN], has changed its legal business name to
[New name], effective [effective date]. We respectfully request that
you update your records to reflect the new name. The entity's Employer Identification
Number remains unchanged.

The entity's current mailing address is:
[Entity mailing address]

Please contact the undersigned if any additional information is required.

Sincerely,


_______________________________
[Authorized signer]
[Title]

How & when to file: A corporation or partnership normally reports a name change by checking the name-change box on its annual return (Form 1120 / 1120-S / 1065). Use this letter when the return for the year has already been filed: mail it, signed, to the IRS center where the entity files its returns. It must be signed by a corporate officer, a partner, or the sole proprietor. The EIN does not change with a name change.

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