8453-X

Political Organization Declaration for Electronic Filing of Notice of Section 527 Status

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IRS
Revision
Rev. August 2019
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1
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October 21, 2026
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Form 8453-X: Political Organization Declaration for Electronic Filing of Form 8871

Form 8453-X, Political Organization Declaration for Electronic Filing of Notice of Section 527 Status, is a one-page declaration that follows an electronically submitted Form 8871, Political Organization Notice of Section 527 Status. The About page says that after the Form 8871 is submitted electronically, an authorized official signs, dates and sends this form to the Internal Revenue Service.

In the declaration, the official states under penalties of perjury that the organization is to be treated as a tax-exempt organization described in section 527, that it has filed the electronic Form 8871, and that the official has examined that notice. The form says that once it is received, the IRS sends the organization a username and password used to file an amended or final Form 8871 or to electronically file Form 8872.

The form is completed by the organization's authorized official, not by an individual taxpayer. You can fill out the PDF free in your browser on this page and download it without an account.

What's on Form 8453-X

Line 1: organization

The name of the organization and its employer identification number.

Line 2: mailing address

P.O. box or number, street, and room or suite number, then city or town, state and ZIP code.

Line 3: confirmation number

A single space labeled Confirmation number in Part I, Notice Information.

Lines 4a and 4b

The date and the time the Form 8871 was filed.

Part II: Declaration

The perjury declaration about section 527 status and the electronic Form 8871, with the signature of the authorized official and the date.

How to fill out Form 8453-X

  1. 1

    File Form 8871 first

    The form's instructions say Form 8453-X is signed and sent after Form 8871 has been submitted electronically.

  2. 2

    Lines 1 and 2

    Enter the organization's name, employer identification number and mailing address.

  3. 3

    Lines 3, 4a and 4b

    Enter the confirmation number on line 3, then the date and time the Form 8871 was filed on lines 4a and 4b.

  4. 4

    Sign Part II

    An authorized official signs and dates the declaration.

  5. 5

    Mail it

    Send the signed form to the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Ogden, UT 84201.

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Where to send it and what happens next

Where to send

The form prints the address as Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Ogden, UT 84201.

Timing

The form says it is signed, dated and sent after Form 8871 is submitted electronically. It prints no other deadline.

What comes back

Upon receipt, the IRS sends the organization a username and password used to file an amended or final Form 8871 or to electronically file Form 8872.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

The form points to the separate Instructions for Form 8871 for its Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.

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Who files Form 8453-X?

  • Political organizations

    Organizations that have electronically submitted Form 8871, Political Organization Notice of Section 527 Status, and are named in Part I of this form.

  • Authorized official

    The form says an authorized official signs, dates and sends Form 8453-X after the Form 8871 is submitted electronically.

  • Organizations that will file Form 8872

    After receipt, the IRS sends a username and password that the form says is used to file an amended or final Form 8871 or to e-file Form 8872.

  • Who receives it

    The Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, at the Ogden, Utah address printed on the form.

The form is filed for a political organization and goes to the IRS by mail.

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Questions about Form 8453-X

When is Form 8453-X sent?

After Form 8871, Political Organization Notice of Section 527 Status, has been submitted electronically. The form says an authorized official then signs, dates and sends it.

Who signs Form 8453-X?

An authorized official of the political organization named in Part I.

Where is Form 8453-X mailed?

To the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Ogden, UT 84201, as printed on the form.

What does the organization get after sending it?

The form says the IRS will send a username and password used to file an amended or final Form 8871 or to electronically file Form 8872.

What does the declaration say?

That the organization is to be treated as a tax-exempt organization described in section 527, that it filed the electronic Form 8871, and that the official examined that notice.