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Form 8879-F (2017)
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Future Developments
Fiduciary Responsibilities
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We
ask for the information on this form to
For the latest information about
The fiduciary will:
carry out the Internal Revenue laws of
developments related to Form 8879-F
the United States. You are required to
• Verify the accuracy of the estate’s or
and its instructions, such as legislation
give us the information. We need it to
trust’s prepared income tax return;
enacted after they were published, go to
ensure that you are complying with these
• Check the appropriate box in Part II to
laws and to allow us to figure and collect
either authorize the ERO to enter the
the right amount of tax.
Purpose of Form
fiduciary’s PIN or choose to enter it in
You are not required to provide the
person;
A fiduciary and an ERO use Form 8879-F
information requested on a form that is
• Indicate or verify his or her PIN when
when the fiduciary wants to use a
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
authorizing the ERO to enter it (the PIN
personal identification number (PIN) to
unless the form displays a valid OMB
must be five numbers other than all
electronically sign an estate’s or trust’s
control number. Books or records
zeros);
electronic income tax return and, if
relating to a form or its instructions must
applicable, consent to electronic funds
• Sign and date Part II; and
be retained as long as their contents
withdrawal. A fiduciary who doesn’t use
may become material in the
• Return the completed Form 8879-F to
Form 8879-F must use Form 8453-FE,
administration of any Internal Revenue
the ERO. The acceptable delivery
U.S. Estate or Trust Declaration for an
law. Generally, tax returns and return
methods include hand delivery, U.S.
IRS e-file Return. For more information,
information are confidential, as required
mail, private delivery service, email,
see the instructions for Form 8453-FE.
by Internal Revenue Code section 6103.
Internet website, and fax.
Don’t send this form to the IRS. The
The time needed to complete this form
The estate’s or trust’s return will not
ERO must retain Form 8879-F.
will vary depending on individual
be transmitted to the IRS until the ERO
circumstances. The estimated average
Form 8879-F can only be
▲
receives the fiduciary’s signed Form
!
time is:
associated with a single Form
8879-F.
1041.
Recordkeeping .
.
.
. 1 hr., 12 min.
Fiduciaries can sign the form using a
CAUTION
scanned signature.
Preparing the form.
.
.
.
. 1 min.
ERO Responsibilities
If you have comments concerning the
Important Notes for EROs
The ERO will:
accuracy of these time estimates or
• Don’t send Form 8879-F to the IRS
suggestions for making Form 8879-F
• Enter the name and employer
unless requested to do so. Retain the
simpler, we would be happy to hear from
identification number of the estate or
completed Form 8879-F for 3 years from
you. You can send us comments from
trust at the top of the form;
the return due date or IRS received date,
Or you can
• Complete Part I using the amounts
whichever is later. Form 8879-F can be
send your comments to the Internal
(zero may be entered when appropriate)
retained electronically in accordance
Revenue Service, Tax Forms and
from the estate’s or trust’s 2017 income
with the recordkeeping guidelines in Rev.
Publications Division, 1111 Constitution
tax return;
Proc. 97-22, which is on page 9 of
Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC
Internal Revenue Bulletin 1997-13 at
20224. Don’t send the form to this
• Enter on the authorization line in Part II
address. Instead, keep it for your
the ERO firm name (not the name of the
records.
individual preparing the return) if the
• Enter the fiduciary’s PIN on the input
ERO is authorized to enter the officer’s
screen only if the fiduciary has
PIN;
authorized you to do so.
• Give the fiduciary Form 8879-F for
• Provide the fiduciary with a copy of the
completion and review (acceptable
signed Form 8879-F upon request.
delivery methods include hand delivery,
• Provide the fiduciary with a corrected
U.S. mail, private delivery service, email,
copy of the Form 8879-F if changes are
Internet website, and fax); and
made to the return (for example, based
• Complete Part III, including a signature
on the fiduciary’s review).
and date.
• EROs can sign the form using a
You must receive the
▲
scanned signature. For more
!
completed and signed Form
information, go to
8879-F from the fiduciary
CAUTION
before the electronic return
is transmitted (or released for
transmission).
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