IRS Further Extends E-Signatures, Until Oct. 31, 2023
- * Form 11-C, Occupational Tax and Registration Return for Wagering;
- * Form 637, Application for Registration (For Certain Excise Tax Activities);
- * Form 706, U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return;
- * Form 706-A, U.S. Additional Estate Tax Return;
- * Form 706-GS(D), Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for Distributions;
- * Form 706-GS(D-1), Notification of Distribution from a Generation-Skipping Trust;
- * Form 706-GS(T), Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for Terminations;
- * Form 706-QDT, U.S. Estate Tax Return for Qualified Domestic Trusts;
- * Form 706 Schedule R-1, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax;
- * Form 706-NA, U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return;
- * Form 709, U.S. Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return;
- * Form 730, Monthly Tax Return for Wagers; Form 1042, Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons;
- * Form 1066, U.S. Income Tax Return for Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit;
- * Form 1120-C, U.S. Income Tax Return for Cooperative Associations;
- * Form 1120-FSC, U.S. Income Tax Return of a Foreign Sales Corporation;
- * Form 1120-H, U.S. Income Tax Return for Homeowners Associations;
- * Form 1120-IC DISC, Interest Charge Domestic International Sales – Corporation Return;
- * Form 1120-L, U.S. Life Insurance Company Income Tax Return;
- * Form 1120-ND, Return for Nuclear Decommissioning Funds and Certain Related Persons; Form 1120-PC, U.S. Property and Casualty Insurance Company Income Tax Return;
- * Form 1120-REIT, U.S. Income Tax Return for Real Estate Investment Trusts;
- * Form 1120-RIC, U.S. Income Tax Return for Regulated Investment Companies;
- * Form 1120-SF, U.S. Income Tax Return for Settlement Funds (Under Section 468B);
- * Form 1127, Application for Extension of Time for Payment of Tax Due to Undue Hardship;
- * Form 1128, Application to Adopt, Change or Retain a Tax Year;
- * Form 2678, Employer/Payer Appointment of Agent;
- * Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method;
- * Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts;
- * Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner;
- * Form 4421, Declaration – Executor’s Commissions and Attorney’s Fees; Form 4768, Application for Extension of Time to File a Return and/or Pay U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Taxes;
- * Form 8038, Information Return for Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bond Issues;
- * Form 8038-G, Information Return for Tax-Exempt Governmental Bonds;
- * Form 8038-GC; Information Return for Small Tax-Exempt Governmental Bond Issues, Leases, and Installment Sales;
- * Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions;
- * Form 8453 series, Form 8878 series, and Form 8879 series regarding IRS e-file Signature Authorization Forms;
- * Form 8802, Application for U.S. Residency Certification;
- * Form 8832, Entity Classification Election;
- * Form 8971, Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property from a Decedent;
- * Form 8973, Certified Professional Employer Organization/Customer Reporting Agreement; and,
- * Elections made pursuant to Internal Revenue Code section 83(b).
The IRS will accept a wide range of e-signatures, including the following:
- A name typed on a signature block;
- A scanned or digitized image of a handwritten signature attached to an electronic record;
- A handwritten signature entered onto an electronic signature pad;
- A handwritten signature, mark or command entered on a display screen with a stylus; or
- A signature created by third-party software.