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🔍 Submitting and retaining Forms 8879 and 8878
This guide summarizes the IRS retention requirements for Forms 8879 and 8878 and clarifies what you should (and should not) do with these forms.
⚠️ Before You Begin
According to the IRS instructions for Form 8879:
- Don’t send this form to the IRS.
- The ERO must retain Form 8879.
📊 Form 8879 - Retention Requirements
Use this when you need to understand how long to keep Form 8879.
IRS e-file processing sites have received Forms 8879, IRS e-file Signature Authorization, submitted in error. Form 8879 instructions and Publication 1345 require Electronic Return Originators to retain the completed Form 8879 for 3 years from the return due date, or IRS received date, whichever is later.
📊 Form 8878 - Same Retention Requirements
Use this when you need to know whether Form 8878 has the same retention rules.
The retention requirements above also apply to Form 8878, IRS e-file Signature Authorization - Application for Extension of Time to File.
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