tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398232680738279469.post8297797912641468773..comments2024-03-12T07:30:17.846-07:00Comments on The Tax Times: IRS Approves Temporary Use of E-Signatures For Certain Forms - Great News From The IRS For International Practitioners Form 8832 & 8802.Ronald A. Marini, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14304486100168506240noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398232680738279469.post-85077744486869675642020-08-28T11:08:34.765-07:002020-08-28T11:08:34.765-07:00In a memo Thursday, Sunita Lough, deputy commissio...In a memo Thursday, Sunita Lough, deputy commissioner of services and enforcement at the IRS, announced the change to employees. “As part of our response to the COVID-19 situation, we have taken steps to protect employees, taxpayers and their representatives by minimizing the need for in-person contact,” she said.<br /><br />"This temporary deviation is limited to the list of forms set forth above."<br /><br />The forms cannot be e-filed and generally are printed and mailed. The IRS won’t specify which digital signature product tax professionals must use, noting there are several commercial products available.<br /><br />She noted that the memorandum is effective for the forms listed above, that are signed and postmarked starting on or after Aug. 28, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020.<br /><br />The IRS plans to closely monitor the temporary option for e-signatures and decide whether more steps are necessary.<br /><br />“After the expiration of the temporary deviation, we will evaluate the full impact of this change to inform the future path for handwritten signatures, balancing flexibility for taxpayers and their representatives with ensuring that we do not introduce downstream risks for tax administration,” wrote Lough.<br /><br />Currently, 11 states also now allow expanded e-signature use on tax returns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the AICPA.<br /><br />Ronald A. Marini, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14304486100168506240noreply@blogger.com