Get 2001 Instructions For Form 1099-DIV. Dividends And Distributions

Long-term capital gain distributions are taxed at long-term capital gains tax rates; distributions from short-term capital gains and net investment income (interest and dividends) are taxed as dividends at ordinary income tax rates. Ordinary income tax rates generally are higher than long-term capital gains tax rates.

Enter the ordinary dividends from box 1a on Form 1099-DIV, Dividends and Distributions on line 3b of Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, Form 1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors or Form 1040-NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return.

Qualified dividends are typically taxed as long-term capital gains. This means that if your highest income tax bracket is 15% or less, you receive these dividends tax-free. If your marginal rate of tax is higher than 15%, your qualified dividends are taxed at 15% or 20%, depending on your income.

File Form 1099-DIV for each person: To whom you have paid dividends (including capital gain dividends and exempt-interest dividends) and other distributions valued at $10 or more in money or other property, For whom you have withheld and paid any foreign tax on dividends and other distributions on stock,

Qualified dividends are taxed at capital gain rates of 0%, 15%, or 20%, depending on your tax bracket. If you are: In the 10% or 12% tax bracket, your qualified dividends are taxed at 0%, In the 22%, 24%, 32%, or 35% tax bracket, your qualified dividends are taxed at 15%, and.

You might see terms like "ordinary," "qualified," and "nonqualified" on your 1099-DIV form, depending on the dividend issuer's designation. These terms are there for a reason. Dividends are considered ordinary dividends, meaning they're taxable as ordinary income.

If you sell a security you've held for more than one year, it is generally considered a long-term gain and taxed at a favorable tax rate of 15% or less. Some net capital gains may be taxed at 0%, 15%, or 20%—the tax rate depends on the amount of long-term capital gains distributions and your tax-filing status.

An exempt-interest dividend is a distribution from a mutual fund that is not subject to federal income tax.