redacted returns in ProSeries

[ejdtaxman]

In prior years the redacted return still showed the last 4 digits of the SSN and bank accounts. 

Now the entire number seems to be blacked out in the 2020 program. 

Is there a way to set it so that the last 4 numbers show?

Client is purchasing a co-op and the Board has mandated that the returns show specifically the last 4 numbers. I would like to avoid having to manually go through each page and redact the numbers on there. 

If not, guess I'll have to go and do so, but I can't help but think this is yet another example of Intuit fixing what was not broken. 

[jeffmcpa2010]

If the client wants to pay for your time to manually redact #'s why not?

If they don't wish to pay you to do it, no reason they can not make a copy and do it themselves. They were given copies of all the returns you prepared correct?

[ejdtaxman]

I think you are missing the point. 

Yes if the client wants to pay me to do manual redactions I can do it. But I would rather not do it. It's tedious and doesn't generate much revenue, and we have a lot more important work. 

Client can't do it themselves because no way to scan the papers in after they black out the numbers. I guess they could go to Kinkos maybe, but aside from that there's nothing. 

it's usually the case that a client COULD do a task themselves, but this is an annoying way to dodge the question of why the feature the program has or should have either doesn't exist or doesn't work. 

[JH6]

Hi ejdtaxman, you can make the the last 4 digits of the SSN and bank account number appear on printed forms by following either of two methods below. 

1. Print a selected form. In Print Option, please uncheck "Mask Sensitive Data".

 2. Print the filing copy of the tax return. Sensitive data is not masked for filing copy.