Taxpayer filing 1040 signed 8879 on 12-9-20. Today return will not transmit, get error that taxpayer signature date must be in current year 2021. What is the solution?

[rjob]

Note that the IRS 1040 e-file system was not open 11-21-20 through 2-11-21.

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

put in the current date?

[IRonMaN]

Using today's date seems even wilder than running with really sharp pair scissors but sometimes you just have to go for it.

[George4Tacks]

Explain the problem to the client and ask them to sign again?

[sjrcpa]

I just put a note on the form in my file that says "used 2/12/2021 as signature date so it would efile."