Deductions & credits

The program removes information it thinks is personal. To file, use can use a foreign address but zip code change to 00000. Use a fake EIN of 99-9999900. If your state has a retirement benefit, you may want to use the 1099-R entry  to report the income. Entering it as "other income" is fine for the federal. You don't want to enter it as a 1099-MISC.

To report it as Miscellaneous Other Income:

1. go to the federal income section
2. scroll to the bottom
3. Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C, Start
4. Scroll to the bottom
5. Other reportable income, Start
6. Other taxable income?
7. Select YES
8. Description  - Foreign social security
9. Amount, enter your amount
10. Continue

To enter it as a 1099-R, a normal entry for normal pension follow these steps:

1. Log back into your return
2. Go to Federal Income section
3. Select 1099R and Edit
4. Continue through entry screen,
5. Double check, IRA box is blank
6. Continue
7. Public Safety Officer, NO
8. Continue
9. Where is this from? usually None of the Above, but select the correct answer for you
10. Continue
11. Select From a qualified plan
12. What did you do?
13. Select something else, cash, etc
14. Continue
15. Periodic payments?
16. Select yes, you get monthly checks
17. Continue
18. Withdrawal due to disaster?
19. Select NO
20. Continue

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