1040 9b missing

[StingerAlex]

TT interview asked daughter  about parent's, i.e. myself, income. It is very recursive math, mine is asking about her income, hers is asking about mine.

So going through the interview I stopped at the question "Parent's Qualified Dividends" with reference to the item 9b on my return.

But my 1040 does not have any 9b item at all, only 9. I did not have any dividends, I can put 0, but isn't missing item in 1040 telling me that something is wrong?

[SusanY1 · Accepted solution]

Thank you for pointing that out. Qualified dividends would be on 3b of Form 1040 so I wonder if it is referring to something else or if this is a typo that we need to address. Since you know you had no dividends, please do enter 0 and we will look into the question.  

Thank you again for letting us know!

[StingerAlex]

Thank you!

[StingerAlex]

Sorry, it is rotated.

[StingerAlex]

Yes, exactly 3b 🙂

And if field is empty it means 0?

Thank you so much!

[SusanY1]

Yes, if it is empty that means 0, and you are most welcome! 

Thank you for that screenshot, also, that is extra helpful and I will pass it along to the folks who can make appropriate changes. 

[ISU]

I have the same issue but I have dividends and capital gains.  What to use?

[LinaJ2020]

Per on-screen instructions ( See the image below) :

If Schedule D, Line 15 is a gain, enter the amount on this line.

If Schedule D, Line 15 is a loss, do not enter an amount on this line and leave the line blank.

If you do not have a Schedule D and do have a Qualified Dividend Worksheet, enter the amount from line 3 of your Qualified Dividend Worksheet on this line.

Refer to the Qualified Dividend / Capital Gain Tax Worksheet line 3.  See the image below:

@ISU

[ballshouse]

I have this same question. I am under "Child's Income (under age 24)" for my child's return. There isn't a line 9b on form 1040.

[KathrynG3]

Please check out this article for an explanation to the line reference but otherwise follow TurboTax Expert LinaJ2020's directions.

Here is another article for your reference: How do I report and pay the Kiddie Tax?

[DevA]

Since the text asks for qualified dividends and not ordinary dividends - should we be looking at 3a? and not at 3b?

[ThomasM125]

The qualified dividends would be listed on line 3(a) for sure.