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(Rev. September 2025)
Partnership Representative Designation or Resignation
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Name of Partnership
Type
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OMB No. 1545-0123
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Employer identification number
Tax Year Ending
Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.
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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.
Check here if this form is being filed with an Administrative Adjustment Request (Form 8082 or Form 1065X) .
Part I
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Reason for Filing
The person signing this form affirmatively states that (check applicable box):
The partnership is designating an individual partnership representative (PR) or designating an entity PR and appointing a
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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.
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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.
Taxpayer identification number
Name of partnership representative that is being designated
Street address
City or Town
State or Province
Last Name of Designated Individual
First Name
Country Code
ZIP or Postal Code
Middle Initial
Area code and telephone number
Taxpayer identification number
Suffix
Street address
City or Town
Part III
State or Province
Country Code
ZIP or Postal Code
Area code and telephone number
Resignation
Taxpayer identification number
Name of partnership representative or designated individual that is resigning
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).
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Signature of authorized person or individual who can legally bind the authorized person under applicable state law
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Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
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
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Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
Signature of resigning partnership representative or designated individual
Print/Type name of resigning partnership representative or designated individual
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Cat. No. 37803V
Form 8979 (Rev. 9-2025) Created 6/18/25
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Form 8979 (Rev. September 2025) |
| Subject | Fillable |
| Author | C:DC:TS:CAR:MP |
| File Modified | 2025-10-02 |
| File Created | 2025-10-02 |