How long should tax professionals hold onto the e-file signature authorizations of their clients? It depends on where they and their clients reside. Form 8879, "IRS e-file Signature Authorization," is ...

Digital signatures enable paperless contracts and can speed up business transactions. The 2001 E-Sign Act was meant to ease the adoption of electronic signatures, yet the mechanics of what makes up an ...

The AICPA Tax Executive Committee (TEC) has sent the IRS a letter requesting the Service update and modernize its e-filing signature requirements in four areas in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but ...

A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal suggested that e-filing could leave taxpayers vulnerable to cyberattacks and IRS penalties. Don’t let these arguments scare you. E-filing is still the ...

Cloud storage and content collaboration company Box has officially expanded into e-signatures with the launch of Box Sign. The launch comes six months after Box acquired Dutch e-signature startup ...

The Tax Court held a completed signature block of petitions created with an online petition generator feature of the court’s DAWSON electronic filing and case management system satisfies the petitions ...