Federal housing law
0925 Form 8979 (PDF)
Federal housing law as enacted — verbatim and citable.
- Edition
- 2026-10-03
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Jurisdiction
- United States
Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8979.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).
Form
8979¶
(Rev. September 2025)
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Partnership Representative Designation or Resignation¶
Go to www.irs.gov/Form8979 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0123
Name of Partnership Employer identification number
Type or Print
City or town, state, and ZIP code. If a foreign address, enter city, province or state, postal code, and country. Follow the country’s practice for entering the postal code.
Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.
Tax Year Ending
/ /
Check here if this form is being filed with an Administrative Adjustment Request (Form 8082 or Form 1065X) . . . . . . .
Part I Reason for Filing The person signing this form affirmatively states that (check applicable box):
1 The partnership is designating an individual partnership representative (PR) or designating an entity PR and appointing a designated individual (DI) if the designated PR is an entity. In doing so, any prior designation/appointment is revoked. Complete Part II and sign Part IV, Section A.
2 The partnership representative or designated individual is resigning. Complete Part III and sign Part IV, Section B. Part II Designation and/or Appointment by the Partnership With or Without Revocation Note: If an entity partnership representative is designated, a designated individual must be appointed. If an individual partnership representative is designated, there will be no designated individual; therefore, do not complete the lines for the designated individual.
Name of partnership representative that is being designated Taxpayer identification number
Street address
City or Town State or Province Country Code ZIP or Postal Code Area code and telephone number
Last Name of Designated Individual First Name Middle Initial Suffix Taxpayer identification number
Street address
U.S. Street address
City or Town State ZIP Code U.S. Area code and telephone number
Part IV Signature Section Section A—Signature for Designation and/or Appointment by the Partnership, With or Without Revocation
The undersigned declares under penalties of perjury that: I am duly authorized by the partnership or LLC to (1) revoke the designation of the partnership representative or the appointment of the designated individual and/or (2) make a designation of a partnership representative (and appointment of a designated individual, if applicable).
Signature of authorized person or individual who can legally bind the authorized person under applicable state law
Print/Type name of authorized person
If the authorized person is an entity, enter the name and title of the signing individual who can legally bind the authorized person under applicable state law Section B—Signature for Resigning Partnership Representative or Designated Individual
Signature of resigning partnership representative or designated individual
Print/Type name of resigning partnership representative or designated individual
/ / Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
/ / Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Cat. No. 37803V Form 8979 (Rev. 9-2025) Created 6/18/25