I'm ready to file, but on the dividend income worksheet, it says the Payer has too many characters-- but it won't let me edit the entry.

You may need to delete the Form 1099-DIV that reports the dividend income and re-enter it. 

 

1. Click on Tax Tools in the left menu bar
2. Click on Tools
3. Look under Other Helpful Links and choose Delete a form

 

Find the form 1099-DIV you want to remove in the list and click on the delete icon to remove it.

 

Follow these steps to enter a form 1099-Div:

 

1. Choose the Federal option on your left menu bar
2. Choose Wages & Income
3. Look for Interest and Dividends
4. Choose Dividends on Form 1099-DIV

mine was a vanguard issue, go into your dividend section and shorten the vanguard name.  

If you are unable to edit the name of the issuer, delete the entry and re-enter the entry by hand.

 

The entry may be deleted at the screen Let's finish pulling in your investment income.  Click the down arrow to the right.  Click on the trashcan to delete.

 

 

Pay special attention to qualified dividends (box 1b) and capital gain distributions (box 2a).  Shorten the the Vanguard name.

 

@huntdan