OK . . . . irv68's actual question was how does one go about getting the foreign pension into the proseries software and onto the 1040 (in a way that doesn't trigger tons of error messages).   Can someone out there address this "how to" question?  I can use the 1099-R input sheet, but without an employer ID number, proseries pitches a fit on the final review.   I can override the field on the tax return (line 4c/4d) where the pensions numbers go, yet that has its own set of issues.