No 1099r for dividends. how do I report?

[moneyman91]

Hello all,

Last year I purchased some stock through Robinhood that had dividends. Unfortunately, I did not receive enough to get a 1099r. As I understand it, I would enter the info as though I had one. I know you can usually google the ein but I need to know the following.

1. How can I tell if the stock dividends I received are ordinary or qualified? I will note that I didn't sell any of the stocks

2. what would I put for the account number?

3. since this was from several different companies but paid via Robinhood, I would do one 1099r for each right?

4. I would look at the date the dividends were declared, not the date paid when determining which to report?

Thanks in advance!

[AnnetteB6 · Accepted solution]

You should be entering information in the Form 1099-DIV section for dividend income, not Form 1099-R for retirement plan distributions.

1 - If you did not receive a Form 1099-DIV, then you should probably assume that the dividends are ordinary.  Qualified dividends require a particular holding period to be met in order to receive the preferred tax treatment.  

2 - An account number should not be required in order to report the dividends that you received.

3 - You do not need to enter a Form 1099-DIV for each company, instead enter one Form 1099-DIV for Robinhood reporting all of the dividends that were paid through Robinhood.

4 - Yes, the date the dividends were declared will determine whether they are reported on your tax return, not the date they were paid.  If a dividend was declared in December, but not paid until January, then it is reported as if it was received in December.  

To learn more, see the following TurboTax article:  What are dividends?