I have the same problem as Plugrad. I have 3 IRA accounts each with Account Type=Traditional IRA and tax-deferred is checked in Account Details/General window. When I do reporting, some dividends appear in the _DivInc category and others are in the _DivIncTaxFree category based on whether or not the security is marked as Tax Free in the Edit Security Details window.
For example, IRA1 is a Traditional IRA marked as Tax Deferred. It contains the XYZ mutual fund and the ABC Company, neither of which are marked as Tax Free. In the Itemized Categories Report, both securities' dividends appear in the _DivInc category.
IRA1 also contains the RST mutual fund and the MNO Company, which are both marked as Tax Free. In the Report, those positions' dividends are in the _DivIncTaxFree category.
I have about a dozen securities held in both tax-deferred and taxable accounts.
I am running Quicken, R53.32 Build 27.1.53.32. I will post screen shots if requested. Comments?
Let me sate something that might not be obvious. In reality if you have a taxable security in a deferred tax account it is not treated any differently than if it was in a taxable account. The magic if you can call it that, is when you pull up a tax report quicken will not include tax deferred accounts by default. Therefore anything in that account won't be counted against your taxes. If the user chooses to do the wrong thing and go into the customizations and include a tax deferred account then of course it will be reporting them as if they were taxable.
As for the setting on the security where it says non-taxable that security itself has to be non taxable, not the fact that in the given account like a tax deferred account you don't pay taxes.
Ah Ha! The trick is to run a Tax Report, not an Income by Category report as I was doing. I'll use it to reconcile my taxable dividends and interest with my broker's 1099s. (I'm retired, it's cold outside, and I have time on my hands.)
Thanks for your fast turnaround and help Chris.