I worked in Canada in the 1980s. I am a US citizen. I received a notice last year that I had contributed to a retirement plan and that I could get a lump sum distribution. They withheld Canadian taxes from the distribution. I can find no place to report the taxes withheld.
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Here are the steps to enter your Canadian Pension:
If this is Canadian Registered Pension Income (RRSP or RRIF) TurboTax has entry screens by following this path in TurboTax:
The TurboTax interview will guide you through entering your pension.
To enter any foreign tax you already paid to Canada, follow these steps:
Enter the amounts converted to U.S. dollars as of the transaction date. Please click this link for historical conversion rates: https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/rpt/treasRptRateExch/treasRptRateExch_home.htm
Click on screenshots below for more detail
For more info specific to the US/Canadian tax treaty, please see http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p597.pdf
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