14446

Virtual VITA/TCE Taxpayer Consent (German Version)

Agency
IRS
Revision
Rev. 11-2023
Fillable fields
41
Pages
3
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IRS form page
Checked
October 21, 2026
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Form 14446 (de): Virtual VITA/TCE Taxpayer Consent, German Version

Form 14446 (de) is the German version of Form 14446, Virtual VITA/TCE Taxpayer Consent. The PDF is printed in German under the title Virtuelle VITA/TCE Steuerpflichtigen-Einwilligung, and the IRS lists it as the German Version, for taxpayers at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) sites who read German. The English edition is Form 14446.

The German text says the form is required when intake/interview and/or quality review are not carried out in person between the taxpayer and the VITA/TCE volunteer. The site fills in Part I and Part II. The taxpayer answers the review question in Part III, says whether they agree to the site's virtual process, and signs.

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Top of page 1 of Form 14446 (de): Virtual VITA/TCE Taxpayer Consent, German Version, as printed by IRS

What's on Form 14446 (de)

Teil I: site information

Site name, address (street, city, state, ZIP code), site identification number (SIDN), site coordinator name, contact name and site phone number.

Virtual methods A to E

Abgabestelle (drop off point), Annahmeniederlassung (intake site), a site for return preparation and/or quality review only, Kombinationsniederlassung (combination site), and the fully virtual VITA/TCE process.

Teil II: the site's process

Eleven numbered items, each with guiding questions in parentheses: appointments, the taxpayer's consent, intake, identity checks with photo ID and Social Security cards/ITIN letters, interview, preparation, communication, quality review, sharing, signing and e-filing.

Teil III: accuracy review

The form says IRS employees randomly select free tax preparation sites for review, the site corrects any errors, and declining has no effect on the services offered. The boxes are Ja (Yes) and Nein (No).

Virtual consent disclosure

Headed Offenlegung zur virtuellen Zustimmung. It says federal law may not protect return information if the non-IRS virtual systems are hacked or breached, and that the sites are run by IRS sponsored partners.

Consent and signatures

A Ja or Nein on using the site's virtual VITA/TCE process, then name in block letters, date of birth, date, phone, email, and an electronic or written/printed signature, for the taxpayer and the spouse.

How to fill out Form 14446 (de)

  1. 1

    Teil I (site)

    The site enters its name, address, SIDN, coordinator, contact name and phone, then marks each virtual method, A to E, that it uses.

  2. 2

    Teil II (site)

    The site explains how it runs each of the 11 processes. Item 2 asks how the 14446 is signed, received and stored, and item 11, electronic filing, asks whether the return goes in immediately or at the end of the day.

  3. 3

    Accuracy review (taxpayer)

    Check Ja or Nein on letting an IRS employee review the return for accuracy if the site that prepared it is selected.

  4. 4

    Consent and sign (taxpayer)

    Check Ja or Nein on using the site's virtual process, enter name in block letters, date of birth, date, phone and email, then sign electronically or in writing or print.

  5. 5

    Spouse

    On a jointly filed return, the spouse fills in the second column, labeled for a spouse who is married and filing jointly, and signs.

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Where it is kept, consent period and complaints

Kept at the site

The German text says page three of the form is kept at the site with all other required documents. No IRS mailing address appears on the form.

How long consent lasts

The disclosure says consent applies for the period the taxpayer gives, or for one year from the date of signature when no period is given.

If the taxpayer does not sign

The German text says the site may not be able to prepare the return using this process.

Reporting misuse

The form names the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), by phone at 1-800-366-4484 or by email at [email protected].

English edition

Form 14446 is the English edition. The German version keeps the same form number, with the (de) tag and Rev. 11-2023 in its footer.

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Who completes Form 14446 (de)?

  • German readers at VITA/TCE sites

    The IRS lists this edition as the German Version. The header gives the date as November 2023, and the footers print Form 14446 (de) (Rev. 11-2023).

  • VITA/TCE site

    Teil I is headed as completed by the VITA/TCE site, which the German text mostly calls the Niederlassung (branch). Teil II asks the site to explain how it handles each process when helping the taxpayer remotely.

  • Taxpayer

    Reads Teil III, answers whether an IRS employee may review the return for accuracy, checks Ja or Nein on using the site's virtual process, and signs.

  • Spouse on a joint return

    The consent disclosure says that for a jointly filed return, both spouses sign and date the document.

  • Drop off taxpayers who leave

    The note under method A says a taxpayer who leaves tax documents at the site and then leaves the site's property for any reason completes Form 14446. Waiting in another room or a vehicle is not a drop off.

The site handles Parts I and II, and the taxpayer handles Part III. The German text says page three is kept at the site with all other required documents.

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Questions about Form 14446

What language is Form 14446 (de) in?

German. The PDF's title is Virtuelle VITA/TCE Steuerpflichtigen-Einwilligung, and its footer reads Form 14446 (de) (Rev. 11-2023), Catalog Number 58302H.

Who fills in which part?

The VITA/TCE site completes Teil I and Teil II. The taxpayer, and the spouse on a jointly filed return, completes Teil III and signs.

Is Form 14446 (de) sent to the IRS?

The form says page three is kept at the site with all other required documents.

Does saying no to the accuracy review change the service?

The German text says that if the taxpayer does not want the return included in the review, this has no effect on the services offered at the site.

How long is the consent valid?

For the period the taxpayer gives. If none is given, the form says the consent applies for one year from the date of signature.

Who can be contacted about misuse of return information?

The form lists TIGTA at 1-800-366-4484 or [email protected].