Signature Options for Paper Tax Returns and Other Documents

The FTB is accepting signature alternative methods for taxpayers or their representatives to submit paper tax returns and other documents that require original signatures , except for Power of Attorney ( POA ) declarations and Tax Authorization Information ( TIA ) forms .

For paper tax returns , the FTB will accept a paper tax return with a photocopied , faxed , or scanned copy of the signature page with original signatures . There is no change to the filing method of paper tax returns ; see File by Paper .

For other documents , except POA declarations and TIA forms filed with the FTB that require original signatures , the FTB will accept :

• A photocopied , faxed or scanned copy of the signature page with original signatures .

• An upload of a document with original signatures into MyFTB ( ftb . ca . gov / myftb / index . asp ). Please note the FTB currently only accepts PDF and Excel documents .

For more information , visit ftb . ca . gov / about-ftb / newsroom / public-service-bulletins / 2023-16-signature-optionsfor-paper-tax-returns-and-otherdocuments . html .

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