Updated on May 5th, 2023A Maine tax power of attorney form (2848-ME) allows residents to hire a professional accountant or tax attorney to prepare and file their state taxes. Typically this is an accountant or tax attorney but can be any person. The contract is typically attached to the tax filing. If the tax agent isn’t a professional accountant or attorney, the principal must have…
Updated on May 21st, 2025A New Jersey durable (financial) power of attorney is a document that authorizes another person to handle a person’s financial matters. The authorized individual, or ‘attorney-in-fact,’ can be given control over all or a part of the principal’s personal and/or business finances. The principal should appoint someone who is reliable, possibly a relative or close friend, who will act in the…
Updated on May 10th, 2023A Vermont medical power of attorney form permits a resident to elect a healthcare surrogate who will execute their medical preferences while they are incapacitated and can no longer make competent decisions. The surrogate will be authorized to accept or deny healthcare treatments on the patient’s behalf. Such choices may include the refusal of life-prolonging treatments and artificial nutrition. The chosen…
Updated on May 9th, 2023A Missouri medical power of attorney form grants a third party the authority to act as an individual’s healthcare agent to make all decisions regarding their healthcare if they become incapacitated. In the contract, the individual being represented (the principal) can stipulate whether the agent will be permitted to determine the use of certain life-sustaining medical treatments. The “health directive” portion…
Updated on May 3rd, 2023A California tax power of attorney form (Form 3520) allows someone to handle someone else’s state income tax filing. For all federal filings, a U.S. citizen will need to download and complete, in its entirety, the IRS 2848 form. It should be noted that the individual being represented is responsible for any inaccuracies and is held accountable despite the representative’s efforts….
