Form 8879

[GeorgeM]

How long do we have to keep form 8879?

 

I am trying to clean out my old files

[rfassett]

Looks like the period of the SOL.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/ERO-Duties-After-Submitting-the-Return-to-the-IRS

We store our digitally and have not really thought about purging them; so we have many more than the three years required.

 

[Abby Normal]

And in 20 years of efiling, I've never had the feds or a state ask for efile authorization forms.

[Jack from Ohio]

And in 20 years of efiling, I've never had the feds or a state ask for efile authorization forms.

I only have 17 years of efiling, but I have had the exact same lack of anyone ever asking for an 8879.  At the firm, same thing.

[Tax Prep by Deb]

I had a request one time and after the three year time frame.  I was told by the IRS agent that they realized it was outside  the required time frame  but they hoped I still had it.

[Lion EA]

I never had any requests for my small practice.  But for all the years I worked for Block, the district managers would come into our office each summer and pull a handful to mail to the IRS.  Until the point where they were stored electronically, so visits to the offices were no longer necessary.

[Lloyd Hudson]

Used to get a request for 8453's that failed to get mailed. Since advent of 8879 never had a question.