how to post Section 199A Dividends

Question

At year end my broker sends a 1099-Div with Section 199A Dividends, how do I post it?

Jim_Harman · Accepted Answer

Is the Sec 199A income identified with each dividend payment, or only on the 1099?

You could create your own Sec 199A  income Category and assign it to the Schedule B:Dividend income tax line item then enter it under Miscellaneous  if you want.

Then it will at least be identified in the Tax Schedule report.

Jim_Harman · Accepted Answer

The challenge is that like qualified dividends, which are an even bigger issue, you often do not know until you get the 1099 in Jan or Feb how much of the dividend is Sec 199A.

For more info and to vote for improvements in this area, please see this Idea post
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20028506#Comment_20028506

Like @q_lurker, I do not try to get Quicken to transfer data directly to my tax software. I compare Quicken reports to the 1099s I receive and enter the info manually.

q_lurker · Accepted Answer

There is a change in your two posts.  How do I do it vs Why not?

I would rephrase your first line of the second post as:
I get to to transfer Long-term Cap gain and other things.  Why not Sec 199A?

As others have commented, Why not is because usually that info is not provided until the 1099 is issued.  Also because for most of us (I am assuming), the 199A distinction is not meaningful so it does not impact Quicken's rudimentary tax projections.  LTCG are usually provided at the time of issue and are usually meaningful (treated differently).

Add your vote and request to the idea thread Jim linked if the distinction is important.  That is the best way to build traction.