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Deductions & credits

 

Per 2021 IRS Instructions for Schedule K-1 (Form 1041) for a Beneficiary Filing Form 1040 or 1040-SR:

 

 Box 1 -- Interest Income

 This box reports the beneficiary's share of the taxable interest income. This amount is           reported on line 2b of Form 1040 or 1040-SR and Schedule B, Part I, line 1, if applicable.

 

To enter your K-1 from the Trust, follow these steps:

  1. Open or continue with your return
  2. Click on Show more next to S-corps, Partnerships, and Trusts under the Income & Expenses section
  3. Click on Start or Revisit next to Schedule K-1
  4. On the next screen Tell Us About Your Schedule K-1, click on Start or Update next to Estates or trusts (Form 1041)
  5. Answer the questions on the screens that follow
  6. Select No if not trust - Final K-1
  7. Enter Interest in Box 1
  8. Done 

You should see $0.00 next to Schedule K-1 on Your income and expenses screen. 

To view if the K-1 interest income is on line 2b of Form 1040:

  1. Go to Tax Tools > Tools to open the Tools Center
  2. Click on View Tax Summary, click on Preview my 1040

Line 2b taxable interest should include the interest income from your Schedule K-1 received from the trust.

 

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