Thank-you for the suggestion. I have already done that.
I apologize for apparently not stating my problem more succinctly. What I was searching for was a clear unambiguous signal that the turbo tax software had indeed become aware that a 6 digit IP PIN had been entered into the system. The fact that the Sign your return page did not have the 6 digit IP PIN displayed and the software would not allow you to continue i.e., you had to enter a 5 digit bogus number, left me doubting that turbo tax software was aware of the 6 digit number. I was left wondering if it would actually use the required 6 digit IP PIN instead of the bogus 5 digit number I had to enter to continue the e-filing process.
A clue to where one might find a better form of verification that the turbo tax software might actually use the required 6 digit IP PIN during the filing process was presented by another person in the numerous responses posted in regards to this issue.
Basically you have to find the miscellaneous taxpayer information work sheet, which is typically at the end of all the forms related to the 1040 form itself. There you will find the 6 digit IP PIN, assuming you found the magic place in the interview process to enter it.
Both turbo tax and H&R Block allow only this amount of verification for the 6 digit IP PIN.
I blame lazy programming practices. Just how hard would it have been to add one if statement to the program to check for the existence of a 6 digit IP PIN and display it in the Sign you return page.
It would have saved me a half a day angst and searching.
