14446

Virtual VITA/TCE Taxpayer Consent (Japanese Version)

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

Form 14446 (ja) is the Japanese version of Form 14446, Virtual VITA/TCE Taxpayer Consent. The IRS made it for taxpayers who read Japanese and use Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) sites. Its Japanese title spells out both program names in brackets. The English edition is Form 14446.

The Japanese text says the form is needed when the intake/interview and/or quality review between the taxpayer and the VITA/TCE volunteer is not face to face. The site explains to the taxpayer the process used to prepare the return, and where it applies, volunteers tell the taxpayer about the risk of moving data from one site to another. The site completes Part I (第I部) and Part II, and the taxpayer completes Part III and signs.

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

What's on Form 14446 (ja)

Part I: site details

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

Methods A to E

Drop off site (預け置き会場), intake site (受け入れ会場), a preparation and/or quality review only site, combination site (複合会場), and the 100% virtual VITA/TCE process with contact that is not face to face.

Part II: the site's procedure

Eleven numbered steps with guiding questions in brackets: scheduling, getting the consent, intake, checking photo ID, Social Security cards and ITINs, interview, preparation, contact, quality review, sharing, signing and e-filing.

Part III: accuracy review

The form says IRS employees pick free tax preparation sites at random for review, the site makes any needed fixes, and opting out of the review does not affect the services at the site.

Virtual consent disclosure

Says federal law may not protect return information if the non-IRS virtual systems are hacked or breached without the site's knowledge, and that the sites are not always on federal property.

Consent and signatures

A Yes or No on using the site's virtual process, then printed name (印刷された氏名), date of birth, date, phone, email and an electronic or typed/printed signature, for taxpayer and spouse.

How to fill out Form 14446 (ja)

  1. 1

    Part I (site)

    The site enters its name, address, SIDN, coordinator and contact, then checks each method, A to E, that it uses to prepare returns.

  2. 2

    Part II (site)

    The site describes each of the 11 steps. Item 10 asks whether the taxpayer signs the return in person or electronically and, if electronically, which software is used.

  3. 3

    Accuracy review (taxpayer)

    Check はい or いいえ on letting an IRS employee check the return for accuracy if the site that prepares it is selected.

  4. 4

    Consent and sign (taxpayer)

    Check はい or いいえ on the site's virtual process, enter the printed name, date of birth, date, phone and email, then sign electronically or with a typed or printed signature.

  5. 5

    Spouse

    On a married filing joint return, the spouse fills in the second column and signs and dates it.

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Where it is kept, consent period and complaints

Kept at the site

The Japanese text says the third page of the form is kept at the site with all other required documents. No IRS mailing address is printed.

Consent period

Consent is valid for the period the taxpayer specifies. If no period is set, the form says it is valid for one year from the date of signing.

If the taxpayer does not sign

The Japanese text says it may not be possible to prepare the return using this procedure.

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, with the same Rev. 11-2023 date. The Japanese version keeps the form number, with (ja) in its footer.

Who completes Form 14446 (ja)?

  • Japanese readers at VITA/TCE sites

    The IRS lists this edition as the Japanese Version. Labels and consent text are in Japanese, the word used for a site is 会場, and each footer prints Form 14446 (ja) (Rev. 11-2023).

  • VITA/TCE site

    Part I is headed as filled in by the VITA/TCE site. Part II asks the site to explain how each step runs when it helps taxpayers remotely.

  • Taxpayer

    Answers はい (Yes) or いいえ (No) on an IRS accuracy review and on using the site's virtual process, then signs.

  • Spouse on a joint return

    The disclosure says that on a married filing joint return both spouses sign the document and enter the date.

  • Drop off taxpayers who leave

    The note under method A says a taxpayer who leaves tax documents at the site and then leaves the premises for any reason fills in Form 14446. Waiting in another room or a car does not count.

Parts I and II are the site's. Part III is the taxpayer's consent, with a second column for a spouse.

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Questions about Form 14446

What language is Form 14446 (ja) in?

Japanese. It is the Japanese version of Form 14446, Virtual VITA/TCE Taxpayer Consent, at Rev. 11-2023. Its header gives the date as 2023 年 11 月 (November 2023).

What do VITA and TCE mean in the Japanese title?

The title spells them out in brackets: ボランティア所得税支援 for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and 高齢者納税相談 for Tax Counseling for the Elderly.

Who fills in Parts I and II?

The VITA/TCE site. Part I asks for the site's details and methods, and Part II asks how the site handles 11 steps.

Is Form 14446 (ja) sent to the IRS?

The form says the third page is kept at the site with all other required documents. It prints no IRS address.

How long is the consent valid?

For the period the taxpayer specifies. If none is set, the form says the consent is valid for one year from the date of signing.

How can I tell the Japanese edition apart?

Each page footer prints Form 14446 (ja) (Rev. 11-2023) and Catalog Number 58190Z.