15116

Information Sheet

Agency
IRS
Revision
April 2022
Fillable fields
17
Pages
1
Official source
IRS form page
Checked
October 21, 2026
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Form 15116: Information Sheet

Form 15116, Information Sheet, is a one-page Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service form dated April 2022. It asks for your full name at birth and date of birth, any other name used on your returns, your mother's full name at birth and your father's full name, and whether you have ever applied for or had a Social Security number. If the answer is yes, it asks for the state, the date received and the number you received.

It also asks for your current mailing address, work and home telephone numbers and convenient hours for the IRS to call you. The form prints no instructions beyond one line, and no purpose statement, mailing address or signature line.

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What's on Form 15116

Names and date of birth

Full name at birth, date of birth and any other name used on your returns.

Parents' names

Mother's full name at birth and father's full name.

Social Security number history

A Yes or No question on whether you have ever applied for or had a Social Security number, then the name of state, the date received and the number you received.

Current mailing address

Street, city, state and ZIP code.

Telephone and call times

Work and home telephone numbers and convenient hours for the IRS to call you.

How to fill out Form 15116

  1. 1

    Names and date of birth

    Enter your full name at birth and date of birth, then any other name used on your returns.

  2. 2

    Parents

    Enter your mother's full name at birth and your father's full name.

  3. 3

    Social Security number question

    Check Yes or No. If you answered yes, the form says to complete the information about where and when you received your Social Security number: the state, the date and the number.

  4. 4

    Mailing address

    Enter your current street, city, state and ZIP code.

  5. 5

    Telephone

    Enter work and home telephone numbers and the hours when a call is convenient.

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Where it goes and what it leaves out

Where it goes

The form prints no mailing address, fax number or deadline. Its header names the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service.

No signature line

The form has no signature or date line and no penalties of perjury statement.

No separate instructions

Apart from the line under the Social Security number question, the form carries no instructions.

Who fills out Form 15116?

  • The person it describes

    Every question is written to "you": your name at birth, your date of birth, your mailing address and your telephone numbers.

  • Anyone who has had an SSN

    If you answer yes to having applied for or had a Social Security number, the form asks for the state, the date received and the number.

  • Anyone who never had one

    The follow-up block is only for a yes answer. The form says to complete it "If you answered 'yes' to the question above".

  • The IRS as the recipient

    The header names the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, and the form asks for "Convenient hours for us to call you." It prints no mailing address.

The questions are written to the person the sheet describes, and the answers go to the IRS.

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Questions about Form 15116

Does Form 15116 have instructions?

No separate instructions. Apart from the line telling you to complete the Social Security number details if you answered yes, the form carries no instructions.

Do I sign Form 15116?

The form has no signature or date line.

What if I never had a Social Security number?

The form asks for the state, the date received and the number only if you answered yes to having applied for or had one.

Where do I send Form 15116?

The form prints no address. It is an IRS form, and it asks for "Convenient hours for us to call you."