Time Of Start And Completion Form
Use a TIME OF START AND COMPLETION template to make your document workflow more streamlined.
What this form records
A Time Of Start And Completion Form records when a defined activity begins and ends, who completed it, and when the record was approved or signed. It is useful when a business needs a clear chronology rather than an informal email or handwritten note. In signNow, upload the form, let the editor detect fillable areas, add fields for the start time, completion time, signer identity, dates, and signature, then send it by email or signing link. The completed PDF and audit trail preserve the submitted information and signing history.
Who uses this form
Operations teams
Operations teams use the form to record when a task, service, or project begins and ends, preserving a consistent signed record for internal review.
Service providers
Contractors and service providers use it alongside contracts, invoices, and completion acknowledgments when customers need documented start and finish times.
Legal standing for business records
A signed Time Of Start And Completion Form can support a U.S. business record when the signer intends to sign, consents to electronic records, can be identified, and the completed record remains reproducible. ESIGN and UETA generally recognize qualifying electronic signatures, but wills, certain court orders, family-law decrees, and other statutory exceptions remain outside this framework.
How to complete the form
Use this sequence to prepare, route, sign, and preserve the Time Of Start And Completion Form in signNow.
Upload form:
Upload the blank form Place fields:
Add start and completion fields Add signers:
Invite each required signer Complete record:
Review, sign, and download
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Best practices for signed records
Accurate timestamps, controlled access, and paired record storage make this form easier to review and reproduce.
Separate start and completion timestamps
Preserve the PDF and audit trail
Restrict sensitive form access
Test every required field
What the audit trail records
The audit trail connects the form’s timestamps, signer actions, authentication events, and completed document for later review.
Authenticate signer:
Capture timestamps:
Link document:
Seal history:
Export evidence:
Review trail:
Signer authentication and certificates
Two-factor authentication:
Identity verification:
PKI certificates:
X.509 certificates:
Audit evidence:
Risk-based controls:
Platform requirements
Complete the Time Of Start And Completion Form through Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge on Windows or macOS. signNow also provides mobile apps for iOS and Android, allowing authorized users to review and sign the form from supported devices.
Browsers Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge Desktop systems Windows and macOS desktop access Mobile apps iOS and Android signNow apps
Organizations should manage access through approved devices, user permissions, and authentication policies. Enterprise deployments may also require API access, single sign-on provisioning, or controlled archival arrangements. Confirm browser updates, mobile-app availability, and internal security requirements before distributing a form containing sensitive operational or personal information.
Risks of incomplete records
Incomplete chronology
Attribution dispute
Evidence loss
Approval ambiguity
Processing stages for this form
The form has no universal statutory processing deadline; timing depends on preparation, signer response, and your record policy.
Prepare the form
Deliver to signers
Collect signatures
Archive the record
Troubleshooting the form workflow
Resolve field, signer-authentication, plan, compliance, and record-retention questions before sending this form for signature.
Upload the original Time Of Start And Completion Form to signNow, then use the editor to place fields for start time, completion time, signer name, date, and signature. Business includes templates and audit trails; verify each field before sending.
A typed or drawn signature can satisfy an electronic-signature workflow when the signer intends to sign and consents to electronic records. signNow Business records the signing event in an audit trail, supporting ESIGN and UETA evidence requirements.
Use signNow SMS authentication when the recipient needs an additional verification step beyond the email invitation. Business Premium adds kiosk mode and quick invite links; Enterprise adds advanced signer authentication for higher-risk workflows.
Business is listed at $8 per user per month with annual billing and includes legally binding eSignatures, templates, mobile apps, and audit trails. Subscription plans include 100 signature invites per user per year; overage fees may apply.
For records containing protected health information, signNow identifies HIPAA compliance as requiring a business associate agreement. Configure the workflow and retention policy with the responsible compliance team before collecting PHI.
If the completed form must be reproduced later, retain the signed PDF and its signNow audit trail together. ESIGN requires the record to remain accessible and accurately reproducible; apply the retention rule governing the underlying business record.
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