1099-DIV dividend income

• 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.
• Enter any qualified dividends from box 1b on Form 1099-DIV on line 3a of Form 1040, Form 1040-SR or Form 1040-NR.
• If you have an amount entered in other boxes of your Form 1099-DIV, refer to the Instructions for Recipient of Form 1099-DIV that are attached to your form and the Instructions for Schedule D to see where to report them.
• If your only capital gains and losses are from capital gain distributions, refer to the Instructions for Form 1040 (and Form 1040-SR) or the Instructions for Form 1040-NR.
• If you had over $1,500 of ordinary dividends or you received ordinary dividends in your name that actually belong to someone else, you must file Schedule B (Form 1040), Interest and Ordinary Dividends. Please refer to the Instructions for Form 1040-NR for specific reporting information when filing Form 1040-NR.

• Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses (Including Capital Gains and Losses)

Certain payments commonly referred to as dividends actually should be reported as interest, including dividends on deposits or share accounts in cooperative banks, credit unions, domestic savings and loan associations, and mutual savings banks.

Interest income can be reported on 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.

If your taxable interest income is more than $1,500 or you received interest as a nominee for the real owner, you must also include that income on Schedule B (Form 1040), Interest and Ordinary Dividends and attach it to your tax return. Please refer to the Instructions for Form 1040-NR for specific reporting information when filing Form 1040-NR.

• Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses
• Tax Topic 404 - Dividends

Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends and Resource Rebate payments are taxable to either an adult or a child recipient and must be reported on a federal income tax return. Include these amounts on line 8g of Schedule 1 (Form 1040) PDF and attach to Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR.