Per IRS Instructions for Schedule B Interest and Ordinary Dividends, page 1; Schedule B (Form 1040) will print with your return only for the any of the following reasons:

• You had over $1,500 of taxable interest or ordinary dividends.
• You received interest from a seller-financed mortgage and the buyer used the property as a personal residence.
• You have accrued interest from a bond.
• You are reporting original issue discount (OID) of less than the amount shown on Form 1099-OID.
• You are reporting interest income of less than the amount shown on a Form 1099 due to amortizable bond premium.
• You are claiming the exclusion of interest from series EE or I U.S. savings bonds issued after 1989.
• You received interest or ordinary dividends as a nominee.
• You had a financial interest in, or signature authority over, a financial account in a foreign country or you received a distribution from, or were a grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust.

Part III of the schedule has questions about foreign accounts and trusts.

To force Schedule B to print, go to our Printing Your Return and Individual Forms FAQ.

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