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April 6, 2026
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how do i elect to treat qualified dividends as investment income for purposes of benefiting from investment interest expense in turbo tax? How do i do it in the software?

  • April 6, 2026
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Mike9241
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Level 15
April 6, 2026

its done through the investment interest expense form for Schedule A.

don't assume it produces a better tax result than letting the unused investment interest carry forward,

 

1) Those qualified dividends would be treated as non-qualified.

2) you must have enough in itemized deductions so they exceed your standard deduction. - TutrboTax will optimize

3) if you don't itemize, the excess still carries forward. 

Mike9241