Enter signer credentials as the practitioner
The Department of Labor (DOL) requires electronic filing signer credentials (the User Identification Number (User ID) and the Personal Identification Number (PIN)) are kept confidential. There are 3 ways you can confidentially enter the signer credentials - in person, on the website, or as a practitioner. The following steps are for entering the signer credentials on the website.
note
If the practitioner isn't the signer, enter the name of the person who signs the return in the
Individual signing for plan administrator
field on the Admin
screen in the General
folder.If the practitioner is authorized to sign Form 5500 or Form 5500-SF, follow these steps.
- Open the client's return.
- Address all diagnostic messages in theELF Criticaltab of theFederal Diagnosticswindow.
- Open theELFscreen in theElectronic Filingfolder.
- Enter the practitioner User ID and PIN in theE-Signature: User IDandE-Signature: Personal identification number (PIN)fields in the Direct Signer Designation section. Don't mark any option in the Website Signer Designation section.
- Mark the checkbox indicating that the practitioner has been authorized to enter the User ID and PIN on the return to electronically submit the return in the Service Provider Designation section.
- SelectEdit,Electronic Filing Attachments, thenAdd.
- SelectFederalfrom theProductdropdown.
- SelectTax Returnfrom theReturndropdown.
- SelectManually signed Form 5500 or 5500-SF under e-signaturefor the service providers from theAttachment titledropdown.
- SelectBrowseto go to the location of the document you want to attach.noteIf the attachment isn't saved as a PDF file, the file won't be listed when you selectBrowse. The attachment needs to be a PDF file to attach the document to the electronic file. You can't attach scanned images to the electronic file.
- SelectOKto close theAdd Electronic Filing Attachmentwindow.
- SelectView Attachmentto view the PDF file or selectOKto close theElectronic Filing Attachmentswindow.