dividend income work sheet /iowa the "payor" has tooo many charachters to be allowed by the turbo tax proram. How do I get around this issue?

Go back to the offending 1099-DIV form, (In the Federal Income section), and EDIT it to reduce the Payer entry to 28 characters (including spaces).

Use abbreviations if needed.... Co for Company, Svcs for Services...and the like