The best way is
to enter the foreign pension as a
substitute form 1099-R:
1.
Click on Federal Taxes.
2.
Select Wages and Income.
3.
Select “I’ll choose what I work on”.
4.
Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security”.
5.
Select “IRA, 401(k), Pension Plans (1099-R).
6.
On the screen “Tell Us Which 1099-R You Have”, there is a box “I need to
prepare a substitute 1099-R”. Click on that box and continue.
For electronic
purposes, the two letter state ID and zip code may be left blank, it should be
fine for electronic filing. As to the Federal ID, foreign pensions often do not have
it, try entering nine 9s.
If electronic errors
occur due to 1099-R data entry, please enter the pension in Miscellaneous
income. As long as IRS has the pension reported and included in total income,
it is not problematic. If your pension receives no special tax treatment,
you are fine to report it in the miscellaneous income.
