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 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.

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...