Deductions & credits

LinaJ2020 · ‎January 27, 2020

To enter a foreign social security income or pension in TurboTax online, here are the steps:

Sign in to your TurboTax account and select Pick up where you left off
At the right upper corner, in the search box, type in "1099r" and Enter
Select Jump to 1099r
Follow prompts
On-screen, Tell Us Which 1099-R You Have, check the box you need to create a substitute 1099-R to continue. See the image below

-As to the Federal ID, if there is no identification number provided, enter nine 9s. If electronic errors occur due to 1099-R data entry, enter the social security income under Miscellaneous income, see instructions below. As long as the IRS has the social security reported and included in total income, it is not problematic.

To enter information under Miscellaneous Income, follow the steps here:

Sign in to your account, select Pick up where you left off
To your left, select Federal taxes
From the top, select Wages & Income
Scroll down to Less Common Income ( very last section on the screen)
Select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C- Start
Select Miscellaneous Income- Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099- Start

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