Business & farm

You can use these steps below to enter the NR4. Make sure to follow the steps exactly. 

NOTE: Make sure you convert the Canadian currency to USD before you enter it into TurboTax. 

  • Log into your account and click Take me to my return
  • Click Federal to the left and Wages & Income at the top
  • Scroll down to Interest and Dividends section and click Show More
  • Click Start/Revisit next to Dividends on 1099-DIV
  • Answer Yes on screen asking Did you receive any dividend income? 
  • Choose I’ll type it in myself on next screen
  • Then on Let’s get the details from your 1099-DIV screen, enter the information there. Box numbers may be a different but titles should be similar so you know where to enter what data
    • If you have more boxes than you see listed, click to put a check in the box next to the statement My form has info in more than just these boxes (this is uncommon). and that will expand more fields to input data into. 
Once you have entered that, follow these steps next:

  • Click Federal to the left and Deductions & Credits at the top
  • Scroll down to the Estimates and Other Taxes Paid section and click Show More
  • Then click Start/Revisit next to Foreign Taxes there and go through and answer those questions about foreign taxes paid to Canada on your NR4. 

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