Federal information worksheet - date pin entered

[lady]

when you enter data in P.S Professional and enter the current date but then it may be a month later before client provides additional information to complete the return - what date are you supposed to use in the date pin entered?

[IRonMaN]

I enter the date I receive the 8879.

[PATAX]

Iron Man is exactly correct because that is the date that you received signed permission from the client. Just my opinion.

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

The date they give me the signed 8879 is the PIN date I enter. 

Leaving the date blank until the 8879 is returned, also keeps an error on the return, so it cant accidently be EFiled prior to getting the 8879.

[Taxprohere]

Since I use the Practitioner PIN option, TP's PIN is automatically generated, so I entered the date when I start the return.  Gets rid of that rascally red diagnostic.