My Vanguard IRA account indicates amounts in both qualified and non qualified dividends. Are both taxable, or just the qualified dividends?

[lois_grabowski]

Are qualified dividends taxable? Are non-qualified dividends taxable?

[Bsch4477]

Dividends accrued in your IRA aren’t taxed. When the income is withdrawn it is taxed at your marginal tax rate for a traditional IRA.  For qualified dividends accrued outside of a retirement plan, qualified dividends are taxed at the capital gains rate and unqualified dividends at your marginal tax rate. 

[ThomasM125 · Accepted solution]

First of all, income earned on funds held in an IRA account is not taxable or entered on your tax return. You only pay tax on distributions you take from an IRA account.

Qualified dividends paid on non-IRA accounts may be tax exempt or taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income, since they are taxed like long-term capital gains. If your taxable income is below a certain amount ($41,675 single or $83,350 joint filer), the dividends are not taxable on your federal tax return. Also, the maximum federal tax rate on capital gains is 15% for most taxpayers.

 Non-qualifed dividends are taxed like ordinary income, so they may be taxed at a higher rate than qualified dividends. You can learn or here:  Capital Gains