Preparer date no printing on page 2 of 2019 Form 1040

[confused]

After input of preparer date, and after efiling, the date is not printing on the print nor pdf copies of the Form 1040.  What is up with that?

[taxesgal]

Go to tools

Scroll down to Options

Click on Firm/Preparer 

Under Preparer/ERO INFO scroll down to preparer email

Right beside it is a block to print date on return that must be checked.

[confused]

I do NOT want the computer to auto-generate the date.  I would like to input the actual date I prepared the return.

That function worked on previous versions of Form 1040 in the past (except for the kooky 2018 half-page return).

Is this a programming issue which needs to be resolved?

Thanks.