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Taxpayers, who currently use Forms 8878 or 8879 to sign electronic Forms 1040 federal tax returns or filing extensions, can use an e-signature to sign and electronically submit these forms to their Electronic Return Originator (ERO).

A scanned signature is a digital copy of a handwritten signature, usually captured as an image. To create a scanned signature, a signatory will draw their signature by hand on paper and use a device of some sort to transform the handwritten signature into a digital format, like a PDF, JPEG, or PNG.

ESignature is accepted by the IRS.

Taxpayers, who currently use Forms 8878 or 8879 to sign electronic Forms 1040 federal tax returns or filing extensions, can use an e-signature to sign and electronically submit these forms to their Electronic Return Originator (ERO).

The IRS doesn't specify what technology a taxpayer must use to capture an electronic signature. The IRS will accept images of signatures (scanned or photographed) including common file types supported by Microsoft 365 such as tiff, jpg, jpeg, pdf, Microsoft Office suite or Zip.

But if you use this method to sign important documents, you need to know that a scanned signature holds no legal validity. To create a legally acceptable electronic signature in a Word or PDF document, your client needs to have their own digital signature certificate.

Electronic signatures are legally recognized in India and are provided for in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (?ITA?), the Indian Contract Act of 1872 (?ICA?) and the Electronic Signature or Electronic Authentication Technique and Procedure Rules, 2015 (?ESEATPR?).

Key Takeaways Key Takeaways. To obtain copies of your tax return from the IRS, download file Form 4506 from the IRS website, complete it, sign it, and mail it to the appropriate IRS address. As of 2022, the IRS charges $43 for each return you request.