Agree.  This is a half-baked workaround to getting this resolved, and it concerns me to disable such a critical check.  I have not yet gotten to the point with any of mine to even know if it will work, but I will likely have no choice but to use it to get some of these returns completed.  Here we are the third week in February, and we're still dealing with this kind of stuff.  There is no excuse for it.  I fully suspect the delay has been Intuit coordinating a fix with the State of MD.  In early January MD extended the due date for their returns to July 15th, but as recently as this past weekend electronic payments are still not yet permitted for dates beyond April 30th.

Thanks to all who have provided suggestions!

Mike