1099div has box below box1b. The box has no number, but the description says "* Short-term capital gain". Where do I put the dollar figure that appears in that box?

rdsurber · ‎June 1, 2019

The 100-div includes an unnumbered box with the following description: * Short-term capital gain". The amount in the box is not huge, but it does contain a dollar amount. TurboTax does ask me about unnumbered boxes, nor does it tell me where to put the amount included in it. So, where do I enter the figure for "Short-Term Capital gain?

MinhT · ‎June 1, 2019

You should enter the amount of short term capital gain in box 2a of the entry screen for form 1099-DIV. The IRS description for box 2a is Total capital gain distributions. Which is the amount reported on your form with no box number.

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

View solution in original post

1099div has box below box1b. The box has no number, but the description says "* Short-term capital gain". Where do I put the dollar figure that appears in that box?

Get your taxes done using TurboTax