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 ...

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 ...

The E-SIGN Act defines an electronic signature, which is legally binding, as an "electronic sound, symbol or process, attached to or logically associated with a record, and executed and adopted by a ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service has extended the ability to digitally sign a wide variety of tax forms through the end of year, lengthening what had been a temporary grant of relief for the pandemic.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has elevated the need for digital signatures on forms everywhere. Fortunately we are able to use the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to facilitate the process. Adobe Acrobat Reader ...

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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 ...

Secured Signing, the Market Leader of Secure Digital Signatures and Online Forms, Reveals Cutting-edge Technology to Fill-in and eSign Electronic Documents. Secured Signing, the worldwide provider of ...

The Department of State (DOS) has announced a new rule that will permit the electronic transmission of the Form DS-2019 to J-1 exchange visitors beginning on April 27, 2023. As of that date, J-1 ...