Thanks for your reply. I think the problem is that the term foreign qualified dividends is used to refer to two different things: dividends that qualify for preferential tax rates (cap gains rates), and qualified dividends used in the calculation of the foreign tax credit. The criteria used to determine qualified dividends in the two cases differ. I think some confusion could be avoided by using different terms to cover the two situations.
Your suggestions on interpreting 0 to mean 0 and on waiting until further into tax season to see if there are any changes make sense. Thanks for sharing them with me.
Good luck to you!
