Form 8879-EX, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, and 8849

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Document Name Document Type
Form 8879-EX Form 8879-EX, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, and 8849 Form and Instruction
8879-EX IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, Form (and Instructions) 8879-EX.pdf Form and Instruction
2017 burden.pdf 2017 Burden IC Document

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IC Title:	Form 8879-EX, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, and 8849	Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No		IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary

CFR Citation:

Information Collection Instruments:

Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form and Instruction	8879-EX	IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Forms 720, 2290, and 8849	Form (and Instructions) 8879-EX.pdf		Yes	No	Fillable Printable

Line of Business: General Government

Subfunction: Taxation Management

Privacy Act System of Records
Title:	FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 10,000	Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 0

Affected Public: Private Sector	Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 0 %

	Requested	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	15,000	15,000
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	46,800	46,800
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Documents for IC

Title	Document	Date Uploaded
2017 Burden	2017 burden.pdf	05/16/2017

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