If you enter a fictitious 1099-R in TurboTax to report foreign pension income, you have to use a 'fake EIN' which may not allow you to Efile. Remember that the IRS gets copies of 1099-R's; they won't have one for you, so you may get a letter from them.
If you use Form 4852 (Substitute for 1099-R), you will have to file by mail.
Reporting as Less Common Income > Miscellaneous Income > Other Reportable Income is a more accurate way to report.
Retirement Income reported on a 1099-R and Miscellaneous Income are taxed the same; at your individual tax rate. There is no added/subtracted social security taxes (or other taxes).
Be sure to take the Foreign Tax Credit if you paid tax on this income to another country.
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