Retirement tax questions

You should get a 1099R and it would be shown in the IRA/pension area:

If you cash in a life insurance policy you may have taxable income. The taxable income would be -

  • the cash surrender value that you received, minus
  • premiums paid over the life of the policy. On a mutual policy, premiums are net of participating dividends.

Generally, this only results in income on older policies. Your insurance company should send you a Form 1099-R for the income to report.