Your Personal Return

[Crank]

How is everyone generating their personal return:

PO Tab I select "Non-Paid Preparer"

EF Tab - I select "Self Prepared" - However when I select this the program generated the following green audit:

FYI - US PREPARER TAX IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER

A Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) is

mandatory on all returns prepared by a paid

preparer beginning Jan. 1, 2011. A social security

number is no longer allowable as the preparer

identifying number.

SUGGEST - You will likely be contacted by the

IRS if you choose to file without a PTIN or with a

PTIN that was issued prior to Sept. 28, 2010.

More information is available at www.irs.gov/ptin.

However page 2 of the 1040 still shows all the relevent Firm & Preparer info, with "Non-Paid Preparer" in the signature box.

Am I doing this correctly? If its self prepared & non paid I wouldnt think the PTIN would be an issue. Since its a green audit it wont prevent efiling but it still seems like the audit is not correct and it bothers me.

Input is greatly appreciated!

[Kea]

I've always just left my preparer info in there. No, I don't pay myself. But I've just never worried about leaving it in. Maybe I'm just lazy. I also don't remove it from the returns I do for family for free. Even if not paid, I still take credit or blame for preparing it.

[txyank]

I do the same as Kea

[Crank]

Thanks for the replies.

Well, unchecked self prepared in the EF tab to get rid of the PTIN warning, which doesnt make sense to me. Its probably not a big deal.

[Terry D EA]

Me too, been doing it that way for fourteen years now and no problems

[GeneInAlabama]

I've always done it that way too and I have never had a problem with it.