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                                         Arizona Form  
                                                                                          E-file Signature Authorization                                      2020
                                        AZ-8879
                                Do not mail this form to the Arizona Department of Revenue.  The ERO must retain this document a minimum of four years.
Your First Name and Initial                                             Last Name                                                        Your Social Security Number*
                                                                                                                             Enter
                                                                                                                             your
Your Spouse’s First Name and Initial (if filed joint) Last Name                                                                          Spouse’s Social Security No.*
                                                                                                                             SSN(s).
                                                                                                                                                  *Do Not Truncate
PART 1 – PURPOSE
• To certify the truthfulness, correctness, and completeness of the taxpayer’s electronic income tax return.
• To authorize the Electronic Return Originator (ERO) to affirm that the taxpayer wishes to use the taxpayer’s electronic signature to the taxpayer’s 
  federal individual income tax return as the taxpayer’s signature to the taxpayer’s electronic Arizona individual income tax return.
PART 2 – TAX RETURN INFORMATION                                                                             PART 3 – FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INFORMATION
                                                                                                            Must be present when requesting direct debit or deposit.
    1Arizona Adjusted Gross Income                                      00                                   Foreign Account Deposit/Debit:  See instructions below.
    2Balance Of Tax .........................                           00                                  TYPE OF ACCOUNT            ROUTING NUMBER
    3Arizona Income Tax Withheld ...                                    00                                   Checking     Savings
Check box 4 or box 5:                                                                                       ACCOUNT NUMBER
 4REFUND:  Enter the amount of refund......................                00
 5AMOUNT YOU OWE:  Enter the amount owed ........                          00 DIRECT DEBIT REQUEST DATE  DIRECT DEBIT PAYMENT AMOUNT
                                                                                                            M M D D Y Y Y Y            $                       .00
Box 4 Checkbox – Refund:  You are due a refund based on the information                                  Foreign Account Deposit/Debit Checkbox:  Check the “Foreign Account 
provided on your tax return.  Your refund amount will be deposited in the                                Deposit/Debit” box if your deposit will be ultimately placed in or come 
account listed in the Financial Institution Information Section (Part 3).                                from a foreign account.  If you check this box, do not enter your account 
Box 5 Checkbox – Amount You Owe:  You owe taxes based on the                                             numbers.  If this box is checked, we will not direct deposit or debit your 
information provided on your tax return.  You have elected to direct debit                               account.  If you are due a refund, we will send you a check instead.  If you 
for payment.  The payment will be withdrawn from the account and on the                                  owe tax, you must mail a check to the Arizona Department of Revenue,  
date listed in the Financial Institution Information Section (Part 3).                                   PO Box 29085, Phoenix, AZ  85038-9085.

PART 4 – DECLARATION AND SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION  (Sign only after completing Part 2)
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined a copy of my                                  I consent to my Electronic Return Originator (ERO) or On-Line Service 
electronic Arizona individual income tax return and accompanying schedules                               Provider (OLSP) sending my electronic Arizona individual income tax 
and statements for the year ending December 31, 2020, and to the best of                                 return and accompanying schedules and statements to ADOR, and I 
my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.  I further declare                           consent to my ERO or OLSP sending such information to ADOR through a 
that the amounts of Arizona adjusted gross income, total tax, Arizona                                    transmitter.  I consent to ADOR sending my ERO, OLSP and/or transmitter 
income tax withheld, and refund (or amount owed) listed above are the                                    an acknowledgement of receipt of transmission and an indication of 
amounts shown on the copy of my electronic Arizona income tax return.                                    whether or not the transmission of my return is accepted and, if the return 
 6a                              I consent that my refund be directly deposited as designated in the    is rejected, the reason(s) for the rejection.  If the processing of my return 
                                 electronic portion of my 2020 Arizona individual income tax return.     or refund is delayed, I authorize ADOR to disclose to my ERO, OLSP and/
                                 If I have filed a joint return, this is an irrevocable appointment of   or transmitter the reason(s) for the delay, or when the refund was sent.  
                                 the other spouse as an agent to receive the refund.                     If ADOR contacts my ERO for a copy of my return, any documents or 
                                                                                                         schedules to my return, and/or this authorization form, I authorize my ERO 
   6b  I do not want direct deposit of my refund or I am not receiving a                                to release copies of the requested documents to ADOR.
                                 refund.
 6c                              I authorize the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) and its 
                                 designated Financial Agent to initiate an ACH electronic funds          I authorize  
                                 withdrawal (direct debit) entry to the financial institution account                        (ELECTRONIC RETURN ORIGINATOR)
                                 indicated in the tax preparation software for payment of my Arizona 
                                 taxes owed on this return.  I also authorize the financial institutions to make the election that I want my electronic signature to my electronic 
                                 involved in the processing of the electronic payment of taxes to        federal individual income tax return to serve as my signature to my 
                                 receive confidential information necessary to answer inquiries and      electronic Arizona individual income tax return for the year ending 
                                 resolve issues related to the payment.                                  December 31, 2020.  I understand that when my ERO makes the election 
If I have filed a balance due return, I understand that if the ADOR does not                             that my electronic signature to my federal individual income tax return will 
receive full and timely payment of my tax liability by April 15, 2021, I will                            serve as my signature to my Arizona individual income tax return, I will 
remain liable for the tax liability and all applicable interest and penalties.                           have signed my Arizona individual income tax return and declared under 
When electronically filing my federal and state tax returns, I understand                                penalties of perjury that to the best of my knowledge and belief the return 
that if there is an error on my federal return, my state return will also be                             is true, correct and complete.
rejected.

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                                 YOUR PEN AND INK SIGNATURE                                                                  DATE

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                                 SPOUSE’S PEN AND INK SIGNATURE                                                              DATE
                PLEASE SIGN HERE

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