You will need to send a letter to the IRS with the company name and Taxpayer Identification Number of the current principal officer, general partner, grantor, owner, or trustor. Be sure to include your complete name, EIN, mailing address and a note regarding your desire to cancel the EIN so that the department can correctly identify your IRS account.
Mailing information is below:
For entities located in – Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, or any place outside of the United States, the mailing address is:
Internal Revenue Service M/S 6273 Ogden, UT 84201 Attention: Entity Department
For entities located in – Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin, the mailing address is:
Internal Revenue Service Stop 343G Cincinnati, OH 45999 Attention: Entity Department
The IRS will send a letter confirming the receipt of the cancellation. If the entity has not received the confirmation letter within 60 days, you should fax a copy of the original letter to the office that services the entity state.