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What is IRS Form 1040 Schedule B?

Written by John Kirkland | Jan 01, 2018

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General Information

  • What is the form number?  Form 1040 Schedule B
  • What government agency is it filed with?  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • What is the form name?  Interest and Ordinary Dividends
  • What is this form about?  Schedule B is a supplemental form associated with Form 1040 that U.S. taxpayers use to report interest and ordinary dividend income. It provides spaces for detailing both tax-exempt and taxable interest received, as well as ordinary dividends. Completing Schedule B is necessary if a taxpayer receives interest or dividend income above certain thresholds or from specific sources. The totals from Schedule B are then transferred to the main Form 1040 to be included in the taxpayer's overall income calculation for the year.

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