E-signature

The Internal Revenue Service is extending until June 30, 2021 the period in which it will accept digitally signed and emailed documents due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Internal Revenue Service added six more forms to the 10 that support e-signatures.

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The Internal Revenue Service is temporarily allowing the use of digital e-signatures on some forms that can’t be filed electronically.

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The Internal Revenue Service is giving retirement plan participants and beneficiaries some added flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic to remotely sign or have their retirement plan elections notarized.

The Internal Revenue Service is now accepting email and digital signatures on tax documents to make it easier for tax professionals and taxpayers to communicate with the agency during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Doc.It, which provides document management, workflow, document storage and web portal products for accounting firms, now offers DocuSign eSignature integration in the Doc.It Suite and Doc.It Connect portal products.