Form 1040 (Schedule LEP) — Request for Change in Language Preference

Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040lep.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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SCHEDULE LEP (Form 1040)

(Rev. December 2024)

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, 1040-NR, or 1040-SS. Go to www.irs.gov/ScheduleLEP for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0074

Attachment Sequence No. 77A

Name of person making request (as shown on tax return) Social security number of person making request

1 I would prefer to receive written communications (see instructions) from the IRS in the following language. Check only one.

000 Cancel previous election 001 Spanish (Español) 002 Korean (한국어) 003 Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) 004 Russian (Pусский) 005 Arabic () ^{العربية} 006 Haitian Creole (Kreyòl Ayisyen) 007 Tagalog (Tagalog) 008 Portuguese (Português) 009 Polish (Polski) 010 Farsi () ^فارسی

011 French (Français) 012 Japanese (日本語) 013 Gujarati ( ગુજરાતી ) 014 Punjabi ( ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ) 015 Khmer ( ែខ�រ ) 016 Urdu () ^اردو 017 Bengali ( বাংলা ) 018 Italian ( Italiano) 019 Chinese (Traditional) 中文 (繁體) 020 Chinese (Simplified) 中文 (简体)

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions. Cat. No. 74174D Schedule LEP (Form 1040) (Rev. 12-2024)

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Future Developments For the latest developments related to Schedule LEP, see www.irs.gov/ScheduleLEP . Purpose of Form The IRS is committed to providing taxpayers with limited English proficiency meaningful access to information regarding their taxpayer rights and responsibilities. The Schedule LEP should only be filed to request written communications from the IRS in an alternative language, or when you have changed to an alternative language and want to convert back to English.

Basic information about filing your return and paying taxes is available in different languages. See www.irs.gov/MyLanguage .

Written communications. Different forms of written communications are issued by the IRS, such as correspondence and other printed material. These may include notifications sent to an individual taxpayer, including formal letters and notices, as well as general correspondence, tax forms, instructions, or publications. Generally, any inserts enclosed with the written communication will also be provided in the requested language.

You may not immediately receive written communications in the requested language. The IRS’s

CAUTION timeline that is scheduled to begin providing

translations in 2023. You will continue to receive communications, including notices and letters, in English until they are translated to your preferred language. Who Can File

Schedule LEP is not mandatory but can be filed with a tax return by taxpayers with limited English proficiency to indicate their language of preference for IRS-issued written communications or change their language of preference. How To File

File Schedule LEP with your income tax return. You can state this preference only by filing Schedule LEP with your income tax return. If you e-file Schedule LEP with your tax return, don’t file the paper version of this form. See www.irs.gov/efile . File Schedule LEP with your current year tax return or any subsequent year returns, but not any year prior to 2020.

Name Enter the name exactly as it appears on your tax return. Joint Return If you and your spouse are filing a joint return, file a Schedule LEP with your tax return for each spouse who prefers an alternative language. If both spouses would prefer to receive written communications in an alternative language other than English, file a separate form for each spouse even if both spouses prefer the same alternative language. Social Security Number (SSN) The SSN entered on this form should match the SSN listed on your tax return. If you’re married and file a joint return, enter the SSN only of the spouse making the request. If you’re a nonresident or resident alien and you don’t have and aren’t eligible to get an SSN, you must apply for an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). To obtain an ITIN, you must complete Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. If you already have an ITIN, enter it wherever your SSN is requested. See www.irs.gov/ITIN . Line 1 Select one of the listed languages if you would prefer to receive future written communications in that language. Select only one of the listed options by checking the appropriate box. If you would like to cancel a previous election, select “000 Cancel previous election” and file a new Schedule LEP with the return for a subsequent tax year. Your selection will be effective for future written communications, including correspondence with respect to other tax years, until the selection is changed or cancelled.

Special assistance is available for persons with limited

tax return, you may be able to obtain assistance from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs sponsored by the IRS. See www.irs.gov/VITA .