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posted Jun 4, 2019 3:01:32 PM

Are my wife's retirement payments from Germany reported and where do I report it with turbo tax

I have no document form The German Goverment with the data like , I have captured the deposits in a specific checking account that we setup for these deposits from Germany.

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Level 7
Jun 4, 2019 3:01:33 PM

Pensions from the German government are treated just like US social security payments reported on a SSA 1099. So enter the amount received as a SSA1099 (assuming she lives in the US and not in Germany now). See the US Germany tax treaty https://www.irs.gov/businesses/international-businesses/germany-tax-treaty-documents

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Level 7
Jun 4, 2019 3:01:33 PM

Pensions from the German government are treated just like US social security payments reported on a SSA 1099. So enter the amount received as a SSA1099 (assuming she lives in the US and not in Germany now). See the US Germany tax treaty https://www.irs.gov/businesses/international-businesses/germany-tax-treaty-documents

New Member
Jun 4, 2019 3:01:36 PM

Yes, U. S. citizens and resident aliens must include their world wide income on their tax return, click here for an article on how to enter German government retirement payments into Turbotax.

Level 7
Jun 4, 2019 3:01:38 PM

Actually that article does not reflect the correct way to enter pensions from the German government (Rentenversicherung)