Form 8879 Pe – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Form 8879-PE

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

E-FILE AUTHORIZATION FOR FORM 1065

(For return of partnership income or administrative adjustment request)

▶ERO must obtain and retain completed Form 8879-PE.

▶Go to WWW.IRS.GOV/FORM8879PE for the latest information.

For calendar year 2021, or tax year beginning

, 2021, and ending

, 20

.

OMB No. 1545-0123

2021

Name of partnership

Employer identification number

1	Gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances (Form 1065, line 1c)
2	Gross profit (Form 1065, line 3)
3	Ordinary business income (loss) (Form 1065, line 22)
4	Net rental real estate income (loss) (Form 1065, Schedule K, line 2)
5	Other net rental income (loss) (Form 1065, Schedule K, line 3c)

1

2

3

4

5

Partner or Member or PR PIN: check one box only

I authorize

to enter my PIN

ERO firm name

as my signature

Don’t enter all zeros

Future Developments

For the latest information about developments related to Form 8879-PE and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to www.irs.gov/Form8879PE.

Purpose of Form

A partner or member or PR and an electronic return originator (ERO) use Form 8879-PE when the partner or member or PR wants to use a personal identification number (PIN) to electronically sign a partnership’s electronic return of partnership income or AAR. A partner or member or PR who doesn’t use Form 8879-PE must use Form 8453-PE. For more information, see the instructions for Form 8453-PE.

Don’t send this form to the IRS. The ERO must retain Form 8879-PE.

ERO Responsibilities

The ERO must:

• Enter the name and employer identification number of the partnership at the top of the form;

• Complete Part I using the amounts (zero may be entered when appropriate) from the partnership’s 2021 Form 1065;

• Enter on the authorization line in Part II the ERO firm name (not the name of the individual preparing the return) if the ERO is authorized to enter the partner or member or PR PIN;

• Give the partner or member or PR Form 8879-PE for completion and review by hand delivery, U.S. mail, private delivery service, email, Internet website, or fax; and

• Complete Part III, including a signature and date.

!	The ERO must receive the
	completed and signed Form
▲	8879-PE from the partner or
CAUTION	member or PR before the

electronic return or AAR is transmitted (or released for transmission).

Partner or Member or PR Responsibilities

The partner or member or PR must:

•Verify the accuracy of the partnership’s return of partnership income or AAR;

•Check the appropriate box in Part II to either authorize the ERO to enter the partner or member or PR PIN or choose to enter it in person;

•Indicate or verify his or her PIN when authorizing the ERO to enter it (the PIN must be five digits other than all zeros);

•Sign, date, and enter his or her title in Part II; and

•Return the completed Form 8879-PE to the ERO by hand delivery, U.S. mail, private delivery service, email, Internet website, or fax.

The partnership’s return or AAR won’t be transmitted to the IRS until the ERO receives the properly signed Form 8879-PE.

Important Notes for EROs

•Don’t send Form 8879-PE to the IRS unless requested to do so. Retain the completed Form 8879-PE for 3 years from the return due date or IRS received date, whichever is later. Form 8879-PE can be retained electronically in accordance with the recordkeeping guidelines in Rev. Proc. 97-22, which is on page 9 of Internal Revenue Bulletin 1997-13 at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb97-13.pdf.

•Enter the partner or member or PR PIN on the input screen only if the partner or member or PR has authorized you to do so.

•Provide the partner or member or PR with a copy of the signed Form 8879-PE upon request.

•Provide the partner or member or PR with a corrected copy of the Form

8879-PE if changes are made to the return (for example, based on the partner or member or PR review).

•See Pub. 4163 for more information.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. You are required to give us the information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the right amount of tax.

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The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated burden for business taxpayers filing this form is approved under OMB control number 1545-0123 and is included in the estimates shown in the instructions for their business income tax return.

Comments. You can send us comments from www.irs.gov/FormComments. Or you can write to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Forms and Publications Division, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Don’t send the form to this office.