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not available to sign tax return

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April 9, 2023
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I'm preparing a tax return for my son, and he is not available to sign. What do I do?

I can't file electronically

Best answer by DoninGA

@oleg620 wrote:

>What is preventing you from e-filing his tax return?

His tax liability is 0 yet he is supposed to file as he has foreign income.

His is in Israel. Can he sign, scan and email the signature page for me to print and send to IRS?

Then all you need to do is add $1 of interest income to the tax return so that it can be e-filed. For the name of the Payer or Received from, you can use any name. Enter $1 in box 1 on the Form 1099-INT.

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home & Business)
Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home & Business)
Click on I'll choose what I work on
Under Interest and Dividends
On Interest on 1099-INT, click on the start or update button

DoninGA

Employee

What is preventing you from e-filing his tax return?

If he is not available to sign the tax return then you would need his authorization to sign the return. This can be done using IRS Form 2828. But he would have to sign the Form 2828 to authorize you to sign his tax return.

IRS Form 2828, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative - https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-2848

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oleg620Author

>What is preventing you from e-filing his tax return?

His tax liability is 0 yet he is supposed to file as he has foreign income.

His is in Israel. Can he sign, scan and email the signature page for me to print and send to IRS?

DoninGAAnswer

Employee

@oleg620 wrote:

>What is preventing you from e-filing his tax return?

His tax liability is 0 yet he is supposed to file as he has foreign income.

His is in Israel. Can he sign, scan and email the signature page for me to print and send to IRS?

Then all you need to do is add $1 of interest income to the tax return so that it can be e-filed. For the name of the Payer or Received from, you can use any name. Enter $1 in box 1 on the Form 1099-INT.

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home & Business)
Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home & Business)
Click on I'll choose what I work on
Under Interest and Dividends
On Interest on 1099-INT, click on the start or update button