I am trying to do the same adjustments for a decedents tax return. The adjustment only asks for one number and it is applied to ordinary dividends. However, the entire amount I entered is not being used as the nominee distribution amount. A portion of it has been applied to the "capital gains distribution" on the 1099-DIV and I cannot find any way to undo that calculation. Why are part of the dividends being applied as a nominee distribution of capital gains? In my case, all the capital gains distributions were received prior to death so should be on the decedents tax return.
