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 ...

Form 8879 was not mentioned in the March 11 update, although it was included in the title of another portion of the publication, “ Electronic Signature Guidance for Forms 8878 and 8879,” dealing with ...

Electronic signatures became effective in the United States on October 1, 2000 when Congress passed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.