Types of acceptable electronic signatures

The IRS will accept a wide range of electronic signatures. An electronic signature is a way to get approval on electronic documents. It can be in many forms and created by many technologies. Acceptable electronic signature methods include:

$1.$ A typed name typed on a signature block

$2.$ A scanned or digitized image of a handwritten signature that's attached to an electronic record

$3.$ A handwritten signature input onto an electronic signature pad

$4.$ A handwritten signature, mark or command input on a display screen with a stylus device

$5.$ A signature created by a third$-$party software

The IRS doesn't specify what technology a taxpayer must use to capture an electronic signature. The IRS will accept images of signatures $($scanned or photographed$)$ including common file types supported by Microsoft $365$ such as tiff, jpg$,$ jpeg, pdf$,$ Microsoft Office suite or Zip.