Thanks for your reply. The quote below is from the IRS (https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc404) and is what caused my initial confusion. It says that ordinary dividends are taxed as ordinary income. If so, why would ordinary dividends include qualified dividends which are not taxed as ordinary income? It seems like a contradiction.
"Dividends can be classified either as ordinary or qualified. Whereas ordinary dividends are taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividends that meet certain requirements are taxed at lower capital gain rates. "
