If you receive a dividend income report without a payer's identification number, enter the information as though you had received a Form 1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions, but leave off the Payer's Federal Identification Number (FEIN). This number is not required and the return will e-file without the number. The information required by the IRS is transferred to Schedule B (Form 1040) Interest and Ordinary Dividends and/or Schedule D (Form 1040) Capital Gains and Losses of the return as necessary.

1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then click Federal.
2. Click Investment Income to expand, then click Dividend income (Form 1099-DIV).
3. Click + Add Form 1099-DIV to create a new copy of the form or click Edit to review a form already created.
4. Click Quick Entry to scroll down to answer or review all applicable questions or click Step-by-Step Guidance to proceed with the interview questions.

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