One of the best things about PDF is what it can do for paperwork. Let’s try that again. One of the best things about PDF is what it can do to paperwork. Specifically, a major advantage of using PDF over processing-heavy paper-based workflows is efficiency. One specific area where using PDF can save a boatload of time and hence, money, is in the area of handling signatures.
When you need a signature, your workflow comes to a screeching halt until you get it. No signature means no submission, and no submission means no approval. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the world of tax and accounting. Waiting for manual signatures is bad enough, but chasing them can be a major time-suck for tax and accounting firms.
What to do? Luckily, the IRS recognized the problem. Earlier this month, it permitted the use of digital signatures on Forms 8878 and 8879. While the documents outlining this are clear that the IRS is agnostic with respect to signature technology, we submit that compliant PDF signatures can be effectively implemented using Debenu Quick PDF Library.
One thing about a big product like Debenu Quick PDF Library is that it has a lot of features. It has so many, in fact, that it is easy to lose track. As such, you could be forgiven for not realizing that Debenu Quick PDF Library actually supports all of the examples of acceptable signature methods provided by the IRS. These include, but are not limited to digitized handwritten signatures, typed names, native digital signatures, codes and vector graphical marks.
As such, Debenu Quick PDF Library can form a crucial link in the chain for those looking to build tax or accounting software solutions that support robust digital signatures technology.