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The IRS Has Relaxed Its Signature Requirements For Paper Filed Returns
Due to numerous requests from taxpayers and tax professionals alike, the IRS has begun accepting more forms that can be electronically signed. However, certain vital forms still require wet signatures. The COVID-19 pandemic caused temporary exemptions of specific filing rules; Form 8879 The IRS has long required ink (or “wet”) signatures on paper tax returns…