LAS VEGAS--If there's one organization that could make the most people's lives easier by accepting digital signatures, it would be the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Sadly, the IRS is still a long way ...

With so many people working from home and the many government-mandated stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, it is difficult – if not impossible – to bring people together for an ...

“It’s not just a pandemic thing. This will be extremely useful to issuers and other people involved in tax-exempt financing,” said David Cholst, a tax partner at Chapman and Cutler in Chicago who ...

Correcting an oversight, the IRS on Thursday updated the online version of Publication 1345, Handbook for Authorized IRS e-File Providers of Individual Income Tax Returns (rev. 3/20/14), to clarify ...

On November 17, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release adopting rule amendments to permit the use of electronic signatures in connection with electronic filings on EDGAR ...

For life and annuity carriers, the era of electronic signatures is at hand. Agents and carriers have come around to the advantages of signing on the dotted line in electronic form, particularly when ...

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 ...

Let's talk about a side effect of technology. Many people can use e-signatures. You know, you're given a form. It's sent to you online. You don't sign with a pen. Instead, you check a box or press a ...

With the updated version of IRS Publication 1345, Handbook for Authorized IRS e-File Providers of Individual Income Tax Returns (rev. 3/11/14), the IRS provides new methods for taxpayers to ...