Federal Information Worksheet, Part V, Return Preparer and Third Party Designee Information. Preparer code is entered and all of the Preparer information is in Firm/Preparer Info tab. Third Party Designee box is checked. Designee name, phone number and PIN do not populate.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that ProSeries has the correct way to do it for 2018.
On the "front" of the 1040 Postcard next to the Paid Preparer info there is a checkbox for when the preparer is also the 3rd Party Designee. On my test return that is correctly checked when I check the box on the Info Wks. The "new" instructions for that line in the Info Wks say "if checked, do not complete designee information".
I *think* Schedule 6 is only required if you're using a non-preparer 3rd Party Designee, in which case you'd NOT check the box for preparer and fill out the three fields for name, phone, pin, then voila, Schedule 6 appears.
Rick
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