AnnetteB6
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Vanguard would not be required to send you a Form 1099-DIV for a payment of $0.08, so that is why you did not receive one.

 

Also, given that you simply put money into the account and almost immediately took it out without investing in any securities, the payment seems to be more like interest instead of a dividend.  If you want to report it as income (which technically it should be since there is not a minimum threshold that must be met to be required to report it as income), enter it as an interest income item instead of a dividend.

 

When entering it as interest income you will only need to enter the payer name (Vanguard) and the amount received for box 1 ($0.08).  No other data would be required.

 

Use these steps to go to the interest income section of your return:

  • On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
  • This opens a box where you can type in “interest income” and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
  • The search results will give you an option to “Jump to interest income
  • Click on the blue “Jump to interest income” link and enter your information

 

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