The Innovation Awards were first presented in 2004, and honor new or recently enhanced technologies that benefit tax and accounting professionals and their clients through improved workflow, increased accessibility, enhanced collaboration, or other means.
The winners and finalists for the 13th annual Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Awards reflect this focus on workflow and automation, which allow firms and their small business clients to operate more efficiently and profitably.
Effective March 11, 2014, the IRS approved e-signatures on Form 8879 through an online revision to Publication 1345.
E-signatures, in both personal and commercial transactions, have been granted the same legal status as a written signature – so they are now the legal equivalent of hand written signatures.