As I wrote earlier:
Method 1:
I have tried to report the foreign paid pension under foreign income section as per described above, but that is not possible. The Substitute 1099-R form seems to assume that I am reporting income from an IRA distribution which is not the case. Leaving a slew of fields blank drives TT crazy so this method simply does not work.
Method 2:
Trying to report the foreign paid pension under "Miscellaneous" or "Other income" works BUT, I can't take a Foreign Tax Credit using this method. Reason being that the foreign tax credit can't be taken against income that is NOT reported under the Foreign Income section.
Neither method works!
JJ
