8879 - E-File Signature Authorization for 1040

What is the form used for? :

• Form 8879 is the declaration document and signature authorization for an e-filed return filed by an ERO

Is the form Supported in our program? Yes

How to access the form: To access the form, you will need to open a 1040 return on the online/desktop, and if the return is marked for e-filing on the Main info, this form will add itself.

Limits to the form: This form cannot be copied.

IRS Publication: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-8879

Solution Articles:

Submitting/retaining Forms 8879 and 8878

Form 8879: ERO signatures transferring to form