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December 28, 2021
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Filing foreign pension

  • December 28, 2021
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I am receiving Social Security from the US as well as Social Security From Germany( under tax agreement  the German Social Security is to be taxed in the US as if it was regular Social Security)

how do I file the foreign pension so that it will only be taxed like the US Social Security?

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    Employee
    December 28, 2021
    rjs
    Employee
    December 28, 2021

    Since you are receiving both U.S. and German Social Security, add them together and enter the total in box 5 on the SSA-1099 screen in TurboTax.

     

    rjs
    Employee
    December 29, 2021

    You have to convert the German Social Security amount to U.S. dollars. Everything you enter in TurboTax has to be in U.S. dollars.