My spouse is in India, can I sign the 8879 E-sign document behalf of spouse? IRS

My spouse is in India, can I sign the 8879 E-sign document behalf of spouse?

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It depends. In order to sign the return on behalf of someone else, you would need to have authorization from them like with a POA.

If you do not have that, then you cannot sign on behalf of your spouse. If you are using the online version, you can have them log into your account and sign.

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