Why is the amount on Schedule 1 Line 13 capital gains more than the total amount of capital gains entered on Schedule D?

[JulieR]

Line 13 of Schedule 1 includes all capital gains included in the return.  If you received a 1099-DIV, for example, that was reporting a capital gain distribution, that amount would be included on Schedule 1, line 13 in addition to any capital gain calculated on Schedule D.

[screamingstone]

I do not think that is correct. Line 13 Schedule 1 is for capital gains only. Dividends are entered on lines 3a and 3b of 1040. Total income adds sum of Schedule 1 with lines 1 - 5 on the 1040. Including the dividends on Line 13 would result in doubling the dividend amount seeing that it is on Lines 3a and 3b of 1040.

[VolvoGirl]

Capital Gains can also come from 1099Div box 2a and any K-1 you received.

[screamingstone]

VolvoGirl - no, that is not correct. 1099-DIV box 2a is the sum of ordinary and qualified dividends. Those two amounts are already entered on lines 3 and 3b of 1040. Please see comment above for explanation

[screamingstone]

I also did not receive any k-1 income. Additionally, even if the Schedule 1 Line 13 added dividends to capital gains, adding my actual dividends to my actual capital gains results in a different much lower number.

[VolvoGirl]

I don't know what 1099Div you are looking at but box 1b Is the part (or all) of box 1a that is qualified.  Box 2a is a totally separate amount and not part of 1a or 1b and NOT the total.
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099div_18.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099div_18.pdf</a>

[VolvoGirl]

1099 Div Instructions.  Self employment pages 3&4 for boxes 1a, 1b & 2a
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099div_18.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099div_18.pdf</a>

[screamingstone]

Thanks - yes, it's distribution from mutual funds. The amount appears in the DIV section, but is added to the capital gains section. Sorry for the confusion.