If you cannot efile with a blank payer-ID, then you should just report your foreign pension as Miscellaneous Income on line 21 of the 1040. The IRS wants you to report it, it is not an issue where it is reported as long as it is included with the rest of your income.
Please follow the instructions below to report your pension income on line 21:
- Click Federal Taxes -> Wages & Income and scroll down to Less Common Income
- Go to the last selection, Miscellaneous Income and click Start
- Go to the last option, Other reportable income and click Start
- When it asks, "Any other reportable income?" say yes and then type in a description and the amount to report it on your tax return.
