how to file form 2848 power of attorney and declaration of representative
in order for form 2848 to be effective you need to specify the tax form and year for which you are granting authority here are some tips on how to fill out a 2848 form correctly you ll also need to provide specific information about your agent or representative such as you must sign the form if you filed jointly and each spouse wants to grant authority each must file a separate form 2848 to designate a representative you don t need to use the same representative all pages of form 2848 are available on the irs website 8 form 2848 vs form 8821whereas form 2848 allows a power of attorney to represent a taxpayer before the irs form 8821 tax information authorization empowers someone to receive and inspect your confidential information without representing you to the irs 9 in other words you may use form 8821 when you want someone merely to see your tax information as when you re applying for a mortgage and need to share your tax information with your lender 