The point is that there is no RMD associated with a federal civil service pension. So why the question about an RMD? There's a question later on about whether you get regular payments from this pension. Of course you do, because that's the way the pension works. With the large number of federal retirees filing tax returns, one would expect the entry of the CSA1099R to be a very simple task on TurboTax. It's very confusing to get asked to come up with numbers to fill in something from years back, when you can't imagine why any more information is needed. I believe that is what happens when you answer that you receive regular payments. I just changed my selection to "No, I don't get regular payments." Maybe it has something to do with the two different ways to compute the taxable amount. Could someone address this.
