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posted Mar 5, 2023 3:36:38 PM

LIRR reports additional pensions for surviving benefits on 1099misc

How do I input this income(pension benefits) in turbo tax as I am the surviving spouse not the employee.

 

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Mar 5, 2023 5:28:14 PM

You would enter the Form 1099-MISC into TurboTax.  You are receiving the surviving benefits of your spouses Long Island Railroad pension benefit.  This Form 1099-MISC may relate to some healthcare benefits or other benefits you are receiving as the surviving spouse.

 

These benefits are being reported to you on Form 1099-MiSC by the Long Island Railroad.

 

Enter the Form 1099-MISC into Turbo Tax exactly as it is shown.

 

To enter a 1099-MISC for miscellaneous income in TurboTax:

  1. Open or continue your return.
  2. Select Search and search for 1099-misc.
  3. Select Jump to 1099-misc.
  4. Answer Yes to Did you get a 1099-MISC? 
  5. Enter the info from your form into the corresponding boxes.

Make sure to follow the subsequent prompts in TurboTax and answer all of the questions.

 

Click here for additional information of entering Form 1099-MISC.

 

Click here for detailed information on "How to Read a Form 1099-MISC."