Actually, I've put a request in for the Lacerte program to optimize the Itemized deduction versus Standard plus charitable.  Otherwise we are forcing the standard deduction.  And if the client adds additional itemized deductions which puts them over on itemized, and we've already forced the standard deduction, that  could easily be missed.

There is no way to "make it work".  The installment sale was inherited so the current client is not the one who sold the property.  There was ordinary income recapture, depreciation and would have been selling expenses.  We have bits of information, but not enough to back into what would have been on the original 6252.

It's really frustrating that there was a Lacerte update this morning and still no correction to the current year data not printing on the input sheets.  Per call to Lacerte that is still not scheduled to be released until tomorrow.

They apparently are waiting for the Thursday update to fix it which is really annoying.  Here we are in the last few weeks before the filing deadline.  I'm not sure why they can't do a quick follow up update like they usually do when they mess something up that was working fine before the update.

Count yourself lucky.  You apparently haven't loaded the most current update.  We are on Operator 40.0616 and Federal 40.0618.  The problem appears to have started after the update on the 17th or 18th. Proforma'd descriptions and amounts print on the input sheets, but any current number input does not print, although it does appear to print on code supporting detail statements if there are any at the back of the input sheets.

Lacerte has now provided info in the F1 Help to explain what checking this box does. Miscellaneous Information/Direct Deposit Screen 3; Code 1795 Select the box (or enter 1) to apply the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provisions to the individual return. This checkbox will: Suppress Form 461 – Limitation on Business Losses Update Form 8990 - Limitation on Business Interest Expense Under Section 163(j) from 30% to 50% limit Generate critical diagnostic to remove “Carryover absorbed in 2019 [O]” from Net Operating Loss input screen to suspend the 80% of taxable income limitation on the use of NOLs.

I called Lacerte it was clear they have very little info on this.  He did say that they are waiting on the IRS to to revise the 8990 form.  So that part hasn't even been revised. It seems like they threw this out there a little too early.  I think if you have no NOL or excess business interest issues, you might be safe to just check the box and move on.  But hold those returns that do have those issues.  But that's just my guess based on what little information I got from my phone call to Lacerte.

The critical diagnostic indicates you have to check a box to apply the provisions of the Cares act as it related to NOL carrybacks and business interest limitations.  But there is no information regarding what impact it has on the return if you check it.  But it appears you have to check it to efile returns.