1020 Publ 5412-J (PDF)

Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5412j.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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Here’s what’s needed:

❚ Name, a mailing address and an

email address

❚ Date of birth and valid SSN

❚ Bank account, if you have one

❚ IP PIN, if you received one from the

IRS earlier

❚ License or state ID, if you have one

❚ Name, SSN and relationship for each child

The IRS will mail a letter to your last known address within a few weeks after the payment is issued.

Publication 5412-J (Rev. 10-2020) Catalog Number 74527I Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov