QuickBooks Online is promoting DocuSign. How is this different from eSignature? Why would I need both?

[itonewbie · Accepted solution]

e-Signature offered with Lacerte is only for signing returns whereas DocuSign for QBO may be used to sign other business documents such as engagement letters, based on my limited understanding.

[poolcleaner]

I have seen DocuSign used for selling property when the owner was out of the country.

[Rox]

I use electronic signatures for many things besides e-file authorization and income tax. I would not like using DocuSign through QBO and also paying OTO for it,.

[itonewbie]

So long as you have DocuSign subscription via QBO, you should not need to pay separately for e-Signature through PTO since it's ESIGN-compliant.

[itonewbie]

The only disadvantage is that DocuSign in QBO is not integrated with PTO like e-Signature.

[Rox]

Since I keep protected pdf files for myself, that would be no problem.