Yes, thank you both Lisa and Bob; I am aware of what other agencies are doing to help solve this problem, and I expect to utilize them. I was hoping, in a wistful way, that the Lacerte coders could simply allow that data to be included in the fields that are already present on a 1040, rather than mask it blank if there is actually no refund showing on a return. I am in Japan, and most folks claiming the FEIE have no liability or refund, so the direct deposit data does not appear on the return even if entered into the software. For paper returns, I simply add it, but that is not possible for e-files. I add a "statement" to include the banking data, in the hope that a human might see it. The Lacerte coders could fix this in a jiffy by simply allowing entered direct deposit data to populate the appropriate fields. 

Perhaps I was too subtle in asking how to do it. Instead, how about: "why not fix this?" might help my clients more. Anyone know how to get Intuit's attention? This is an easy fix that will help many clients.