LAS VEGAS--If there's one organization that could make the most people's lives easier by accepting digital signatures, it would be the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Sadly, the IRS is still a long way ...

Is a client’s electronic signature on engagement letters, management representation letters, and other documents acceptable? This is a question many practitioners pose to the AICPA Professional ...

Given the ever-changing landscape and increasing popularity of remote work, the use of electronic signatures (“e-signatures”) is on the rise. Business in general is going virtual, causing electronic ...

Your best-laid plans of going paperless come to a screeching halt when you need to get someone’s signature on a document. That process typically involves printing the document, signing it yourself, ...

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Auto dealerships are one of many businesses reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even where dealers are deemed an essential business and allowed to operate, buyers are avoiding the ...

COVID-19 not only created a moment for e-signature last year, it may have also cemented its dominance in M&A deals post-pandemic. But while companies and attorneys are actively embracing those tools, ...

Let's talk about a side effect of technology. Many people can use e-signatures. You know, you're given a form. It's sent to you online. You don't sign with a pen. Instead, you check a box or press a ...

E-signatures can not only improve business process efficiency, they can also reduce several legal, compliance and security risks otherwise posed by ink signatures. Having led e-signature initiatives ...

We have come so far in technological advancement that it is hard to remember the way things were. In 1999, the idea of signing digital documents was hard to imagine. Twenty years later, e-signature ...

The Internal Revenue Service has extended the ability to digitally sign a wide variety of tax forms through the end of year, lengthening what had been a temporary grant of relief for the pandemic.