Yes the top of the 1040-SR shows the taxpayer and correct date of death. The issue i'm having is automatically once the date of death is inputted Lacerte automatically puts "filing as surviving spouse" on the efile forms and signature box for the spouse who needs to sign the return. Is there anyway to get rid of that? i'm assuming this is going to have to be paper filed since the deceased taxpayer has an executor who has to sign in his place as well. The IRS requests both the executor and spouse to sign the return since its a MFJ. 

Is there anyway to free the spouses signature line or do I have to print it out and use corrective tape over the signature line? This is fairly common i'm surprised Lacerte cannot handle it