When should I get a permanent business address (outside of my personal apartment address)?

[BMT1987]

Hi folks -- for folks who'd like to read my progress thread, please click my profile/avatar and it'll be the first/only post in there as of this writing (if it's not in there, please ping me immediately). Anyway I had a question I've been grappling with recently. I'm trying to start my own solo company, and I've got all the paperwork and whatnot completed so that's great; got an LLC, an EIN, thus the IRS knows who I am. Yay. However, I live in an apartment and tend to move a decent amount as apartments obviously aren't the most permanent of addresses.

During my most recent move, I learned that filing a mail-forwarding address with the U.S. Post Office doesn't actually update your business address insofar as the IRS is concerned (although if I recall correctly, I was able to update it online with the state of Colorado [where it's registered] with little hassle). Now, I don't have any revenue so my theory is the IRS doesn't care, but does anybody have any advice about getting a permanent business mailing address? I've been looking into some of these virtual mailbox services that'll scan your mail for you -- they seem pretty rad.

But should I even bother signing up for one before I actually have any revenue? From what I could gather on the IRS's website, there's a few ways to update your address with them: Address Changes | Internal Revenue Service

I'd think the easiest way is by filing a tax return. But as I eluded to above, I have no revenue to report (much to my chagrin), thus I have no tax return to file. But anyway what should I do about my business address situation? Should I set up a virtual mailbox (or something else) now or should I wait until I've gotten at least one check from a client?

 

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[TKLyte]

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[BMT1987]

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[MitchC]

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[Rabby]

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[BigRomeDawg]

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