Filing taxes online through a tax professional? IRS Form 8879 allows for the electronic submission of your tax return without the need for a physical signature.
You must signIRS Form 8879, the IRS e-file Signature Authorization, before a certified public accountant or anyone else who prepared your taxes can submit your return on your behalf. The IRS requires that nearly all tax preparers file their clients' returns electronically, so your CPA sho...
Form 8879 tells your tax professional—known as an ERO, or Electronic Return Originator—to use a PIN to sign off on your e-filed return. But before they hit that ‘send’ button, the IRS needs to know that you've double-checked everything, that the numbers are all good, and th...