Form 8879 (2025): IRS e-file Signature Authorization
Taxpayers sign Form 8879 to let their e-file provider (ERO) sign and transmit their individual return electronically with a PIN. The ERO keeps it; it is not sent to the IRS.
Form Details
- Tax Year
- 2025
- Revision
- Rev. Jan 2021
- Pages
- 2
- File Size
- 91 KB (PDF)
- Category
- E-File Authorizations
Who Uses Form 8879
Taxpayers and the e-file providers (EROs) who transmit their returns.
Related Forms
- Used With:Form 1040 — U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
- Used With:Form 1040-NR — U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return
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Download the blank Form 8879 PDF from this page. It is the official IRS file, delivered from IRS.gov — Zentavos does not change it. You can also find it on the IRS's page for Form 8879.
This page is part of our tax year 2025 library. The IRS revision listed for this form is “Rev. Jan 2021.” Some IRS forms are revised on their own schedule or are continuous-use, so the revision date can differ from the tax year. The IRS.gov page for Form 8879 lists prior revisions.
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Source: IRS.gov — Form 8879