Exception:
Internal Revenue Manual Part 25. Special Topics · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
When the reporting parent has had an address update since submitting the claim, use the most current address of the reporting parent when establishing or updating the entity.
(9) The case is taxpayer identified
The case is being worked on October 31 or earlier, and neither parent has filed a tax return for the current processing year, and
Neither parent claimed the dependent for the previous tax year,
Establish or update the dependent’s entity with an IRS Service Center address. See IRM 3.13.5.66, Campus Address Used Only When Taxpayer Address is Unavailable, for additional information on using a campus address.
(10) The case is taxpayer identified
The dependent is now 18 and has filed a tax return as the primary or secondary taxpayer, and
Proof of legal guardianship was not provided by the reporting parent,
Do not update the dependent’s address.
If
And
Then
(1) The claim was submitted for a dependent under age 18 by an individual who is not the parent, and legal guardianship cannot be confirmed
Parent information is not available,
Establish or update the dependent’s entity with an IRS Service Center address. See IRM 3.13.5.66, Campus Address Used Only When Taxpayer Address is Unavailable, for additional information on using a campus address.
(2) The claim was submitted for a dependent under age 18 by an individual who is not the parent, and legal guardianship cannot be confirmed
Information is available for the custodial parent,
Establish or update the dependent’s entity using the current address for the custodial parent.
Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.
Ask AI about this code