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Screen B&D - Interest, Dividends, Capital Gains / Losses, REMICs (1040)

Use this screen to complete Schedule B, Schedule D, and Part IV of Schedule E (REMICs). This input screen is located in the Income folder.

Schedule B - Interest and Dividend Income

Use this section to complete Schedule B and Form 1116 foreign-earned interest and dividend income.
Use this field to enter interest income for Schedule B Part I. If you do not want the payers' names proforma'd, the paid amount is less than $1,500, and no special codes are needed, enter the interest amount directly on the B&D screen.
Field
Description
F/S
If the interest is federal-only or state-only, code it as federal or state. If the interest should be reported on both federal and state, leave this field blank.
  • Massachusetts and Pennsylvania:
     Do not use code
    S
     for interest entries with the state code
    MA
     or
    PA
    .
  • Wisconsin:
     For interest earned from a health savings account which is subject to Wisconsin tax, enter
    S
     in the
    F/S
     column,
    WI
     in the
    State
     column, and code
    14
     in the
    State Use
     These entries enable the interest amount to appear as taxable on Schedule I, line 2h.
TSJ
Use this field to code the interest to the taxpayer, the spouse, or as joint.
Type Code
Use this field to categorize an adjustment amount or to indicate that the interest is a series EE or I bond that is eligible for the 8815 exclusion. Do not use a code when you enter taxable or tax-exempt interest other than series EE or I bond. Instead, if an item of interest income requires an adjustment, enter the total amount received on one line, then create a second line with a type code of 3, 4, 5, or 6, and enter the adjustment as a positive amount in the
Interest Income
 field.
Payer
Enter the payer name. You can enter multiple lines with the same payer name. You can also enter the total interest per-payer on one line if you don’t need different type codes,
OID Box
 codes,
FATCA
 coding, or different state treatments in the
US Ob ($ or %)
,
In-State Muni ($ or %)
,
In-State Source %
,
State
,
State Use
, or
State ID No.
Interest Income
Enter the amount of taxable interest income or to enter an adjustment amount. For taxable interest income, leave the
Type code
 field blank. To enter an adjustment amount, use type code
3
,
4
,
5
, or
6
 and enter the adjustment amount as a positive number. Do not include any tax-exempt interest in the amount you enter here. For state returns, the amount in this field may be affected by the
Us Ob ($ or %)
 field.
Tax Exempt
Enter the amount of tax-exempt interest. Include interest income attributable to private activity bonds issued after 8/7/86. For state returns, the amount you enter in this field may be affected by the
In-State Muni ($ or %)
 field; see the details on that field.
AMT Int Income (PAB)
Enter tax-exempt income attributable to private activity bonds issued after 8/7/86. UltraTax CS uses this amount for Form 6251 calculations. To calculate Schedule B properly, you must also enter this amount in the
Tax Exempt
 field.
Early W/D Penalty
Enter the early withdrawal penalty amount. This amount transfers to Form 1040, Schedule 1, Part II, line 17.
Inv Exp
Enter investment expenses.
Fed W/H
Enter federal income tax withheld. This withholding amount transfers to Form 1040, line 17.
State W/H
Enter state tax withheld. This withholding amount transfers to Schedule A, line 5a and the appropriate line of the state return.
US Ob ($ or %)
If any interest income is attributable to U.S. government obligations and nontaxable to the state, enter the nontaxable amount in this field. If you enter a percentage, UltraTax CS will automatically calculate the nontaxable amount by applying the percentage to the amount you entered in the
Interest Income
 field.
In-State Muni ($ or %)
If any dividend income is nontaxable to the state, enter the nontaxable amount in this field. If you enter a percentage, UltraTax CS will automatically calculate the nontaxable amount by applying the percentage to the amount you entered in the
Tax Exempt
 field.
In-State Source %
For part-year and nonresident state return calculations, use this field to enter the percent of the interest that is sourced to the state you enter in the
State
 field. If you leave this field blank, UltraTax CS treats the income as 100% state source for the state you enter in the
State
 field. If you leave both this field and the
State
 field blank, UltraTax CS treats the income as 0% state source for any nonresident and part-year resident states on the return.
State
This field works in conjunction with the
State W/H
,
US Ob ($ or %)
,
In-State Muni ($ or $)
,
In-State Source %
,
State Use
, and
State ID No
 fields. If you need to use any of those fields, enter the state that the related field applies to.
State Use
Use this field to indicate special treatment for the state in the
State
 field. There is not a state use code for every state, and the codes vary depending on the state. If the code you need isn't in the list, check for a code in the state data entry. If no codes are available, make a manual adjustment to the amounts in the return.
State ID No
Enter the state ID number, which may come from 1099-INT box 16 or 1099-OID box 13.
OID Box
Use this field when state withholding is present for KY, MA, ND, NE, OH, PA. Enter
1
 if the income is reported in Box 1, Original issue discount. Enter 2 if the income is reported in Box 2, Other periodic interest. Enter 8 if the income is reported in Box 8, Original issue discount on U.S. Treasury obligations.
The following fields are available when you select the globe icon Show/hide foreign columns to show foreign columns.
Foreign Amt (if different)
Enter the foreign source interest income. If the foreign amount is the same as the
Interest income
 amount you entered for this line, you can skip this field and mark the
X if Foreign
 field. To show or hide this field, select the globe icon at the top of the window.
Foreign Tax Paid
Enter the amount of foreign taxes paid on foreign interest income. If you enter an amount in this field and leave the
Foreign Amt (if different)
 field blank, UltraTax CS uses the
Interest Income
 field amount as foreign source income for Form 1116. To show or hide this field, select the globe icon at the top of the window.
X if Foreign
Use this field to indicate that the interest you entered on this line is foreign and to transfer the foreign amounts to Form 1116. If you enter an amount in either the
Foreign Amt (if different)
 or
Foreign Tax Paid
 fields, UltraTax CS fills out this field automatically. To show or hide this field, select the globe icon at the top of the window.
FATCA
Enter
X
 if the FATCA checkbox is marked in the source document. There may be additional filing requirements for Form 8938 and/or FinCEN Form 114. Review the filing instructions for more information.
Do Not Proforma
Use this field to delete the item on next year's proforma.
To complete Schedule B, Part I, enter the interest income earned from any seller-financed mortgages in the statement. The payer's name, address, Social Security number, and interest amount prints on Schedule B.
Use this field to enter dividend income (including foreign amounts for Form 1116) for Schedule B Part II. If you do not want the payers' names proforma'd, the paid amount is less than $1,500, and no special codes are needed, enter the amounts directly in the B&D screen. Otherwise, open the statement and use the fields as described in the table below.
Field
Description
F/S
If the dividend income is federal-only or state-only, code it as federal or state. If the dividend income should be reported on both federal and state, leave this field blank.
TSJ
Use this field to code the dividend income to the taxpayer, the spouse, or as joint.
Type Code
Use this field to make a nominee adjustment.
Payer
Enter the payer name. You can use the same payer name on multiple lines of dividend income.
Ordinary Dividend
Enter ordinary dividends from Form 1099-DIV box 1a. Do not include any tax-exempt amounts in this field. For state returns, the amount you enter in this field is affected by the
Us Ob ($ or %)
 field; see the details on that field.
Qualified Dividend
Enter qualified dividends from Form 1099-DIV box 1b. Do not include any tax-exempt amounts in this field.
Total Cap Gain
Enter the total capital gain distributions.
Sec. 1250
Enter section 1250 capital gain distributions. Additional fields for unrecaptured section 1250 gain are at the bottom of the B&D screen.
Sec. 1202
Enter section 1202 gains. Part or all of the section 1202 gain entered in this field may be eligible for an exclusion from income. If the section 1202 gain is eligible for the exclusion, enter a code in the
1202 Excl Code
 field and enter the name of the corporation whose stock was sold in the
1202 Corp reported on 1099-DIV
 field at the bottom of the B&D screen.
1202 Excl Code
If the taxpayer qualifies for the exclusion, enter or choose the code that represents the appropriate exclusion.
28% Cap Gain
Enter 28-percent capital gain distributions.
Tax Exempt Amount
Enter total tax-exempt dividends, including dividend income attributable to private activity bonds issued after 8/7/86. Do not enter any tax-exempt dividends in the
Ordinary Dividend
 or
Qualified Dividend
 fields. For state returns, the amount you enter in this field is affected by the
In-State Muni ($ or %)
 field; see the details on that field.
AMT Exempt Div (PAB)
Enter dividend income attributable to private activity bonds issued after 8/7/86. UltraTax CS uses this amount for Form 6251 calculations. To calculate Schedule B properly, enter this amount again in the
Tax Exempt Amount
 field.
Sec. 199A Div
Enter the portion of the amount in box 1a that may be eligible for the 20% qualified business income deduction under section 199A. This amount may be reported on Form 1099-DIV, box 5. This amount will be used for the qualified business income deduction calculations.
Inv Exp
Enter investment expenses.
Fed W/H
Enter federal income tax withheld on dividend income. UltraTax CS transfers this amount to Form 1040, line 17.
State W/H
Use this field to enter state tax withheld on dividend income. UltraTax CS transfers this amount to Schedule A, line 5a.
US Ob ($ or %)
If any dividend income is attributable to U.S. government obligations and nontaxable to the state, enter the nontaxable amount in this field. If you enter a percentage, UltraTax CS will automatically calculate the nontaxable amount by applying the percentage to the amount you entered in the
Ordinary Divided
 column.
In-State Muni ($ or %)
If any dividend income is nontaxable to the state, enter the nontaxable amount in this field. If you enter a percentage, UltraTax CS will automatically calculate the nontaxable amount by applying the percentage to the amount you entered in the
Tax Exempt Amount
 column.
In-St Src %
For part-year and nonresident state return calculations, use this field to enter the percent of the dividend income that is sourced to the state you enter in the
State
 field. If you leave this field blank, UltraTax CS treats the income as 100% state source for the state you enter in the
State
 field. If you leave both this field and the
State
 field blank, UltraTax CS treats the income as 0% state source for any nonresident and part-year resident states on the return.
State
If you are using the
State W/H
,
US Ob ($ or %)
,
In-State Muni ($ or %)
,
In-State Source %
,
State Use
, and/or
State ID No.
 fields, enter the state that the related field(s) applies to.
State Use
Use this field to indicate special treatment for the state you entered in the
State
 field. There is not a state use code for every state and the codes vary depending on the state. If the code you are looking for isn't in the list, check for a code in the state data entry. If no codes are available, make a manual adjustment to the amounts in your return.
State ID No.
Use this field to enter the state ID number, which may come from 1099-DIV box 14.
The following fields are available when you select the globe icon Show/hide foreign columns to show foreign columns.
Foreign Ord Div
Use this field to enter the amount of foreign ordinary dividends. If the foreign amount is the same as the Ordinary Dividend amount, you can skip this field and mark the
X if Foreign
 field.
Foreign Qual Div
Use this field to enter the amount of foreign qualified dividends. If the foreign amount is the same as the Qualified Dividend amount, you can skip this field and mark the
X if Foreign
 field.
Foreign Cap Gain
Use this field to enter the amount of foreign capital gains. If the foreign amount is the same as the
Total Cap Gain
 amount, you can skip this field and mark the
X if Foreign
 field.
Foreign Tax Paid
Use this field to enter the amount of foreign taxes paid on foreign source income to calculate Form 1116.
X if Foreign
If there if foreign source income in this line, put an X in this field. If you mark this, UltraTax CS uses the
Foreign Tax Paid
 amount and the
Foreign Ord Div
,
Foreign Qual Div
, or
Foreign Cap Gain
 amounts to calculate Form 1116. If you did not enter an amount in those fields, UltraTax CS uses the
Ordinary Dividends
,
Qualified Dividends
, or
Total Gap Gains amount
.
FATCA
If the FATCA checkbox is marked in the source document, like the 1099-DIV, put an X in this field. There may be additional filing requirements for Form 8938 and/or FinCEN Form 114. Review the filing instructions for more information.
Do Not Proforma
Use this field to delete the item on next year's proforma.
Enter
X
 if the foreign income (interest and dividends) and taxes on this screen are from a mutual fund or other regulated investment company (RIC). "RIC" will print on Form 1116, Page 1, line i. You don’t need to report RIC on a country-by-country basis.
Enter a country code to take foreign tax credit (unless electing exemption). If the income passed through from a mutual fund or other RIC, mark the
Foreign income / taxes from a mutual fund or other regulated investment company (RIC)
 field instead of reporting country-by-country. The Foreign country or possession code/name fields are then inactive.
If you mark this field and the 1116 screen contains only qualified passive income with creditable foreign taxes of no more than $300 ($600 if married filing joint), filing Form 1116 is not required and it does not calculate. Carryovers from or to the current tax year do not calculate.
If you enter an amount in this field, it reports on Schedule 3 (Form 1040), line 1, without review of exemption requirements. Carryovers from or to the current tax year do not calculate and will not proforma to next year. When Form 1116 does not calculate, the FTC Carryover Worksheet and Report also do not calculate.

Schedule B - Miscellaneous Information

Use this section to complete Schedule B Part III.
Choose
Yes
 or
No
 to complete Schedule B, Part III, line 7a.
If the taxpayer has an interest in or authority over a foreign account and is required to file FinCEN Form 114, choose a foreign country code. This entry also populates the foreign country name field. If filing electronically, this field is required.
Choose
Yes
 or
No
 to complete Schedule B, Part III, line 8.
Choose
1
 or
2
 to elect to determine the fund basis. If you make this election on the B&D screen, do not make the same election on the Elect screen, in the Elections folder.
Enter
X
 to elect to recognize the current income on noninterest-bearing accounts. If you make this election on the B&D screen, do not make the same election on the Elect screen, in the Elections folder.

Schedule D / Form 8949 - Sales of Capital Assets

Use this section to enter the sale of capital assets that are not sold on installment. If related to a basis, at-risk, or passive activity, enter the form/and unit # in the statement for the Schedule for detail field.
Use this statement to enter capital gains and losses.
Field
Description
8949 Box
Choose a code to indicate whether a sale was reported on a 1099-B and if basis was reported to the IRS. Once you choose a code, the sale will report either on Schedule D or on the 8949. For codes 1-3, you cannot choose a specific 8949 box; instead, UltraTax CS automatically determines whether it is short or long-term based on what you enter in the Date Acq'd and Date Sold columns and marks the appropriate box on Form 8949. You can also force short-term or long-term in the
Force
 column. UltraTax CS defaults to 3, Box C treatment when this field is blank. To change the default behavior for all clients, choose Setup,  1040 Individual, and then  Other Return Options button. Select the Return Presentation tab and make your selection in the Default for Screen B&D, Schedule for detail, Form 8949 transactions drop-down list.
1099B Errors
Use this field to identify errors that were reported to the IRS on Form 1099B. You may need to make adjustments using the
Adj to G/L
 column.
Type
Use this field to indicate the type of capital asset in the sale.
Gain or loss is included in Schedule D, the NOL Worksheet as business capital gain or loss, in the income used to limit section 179 expense, and gain or loss is reported on Form 8582.
Gain or loss is included in Form 8949, Form 4952, and in the NOL Worksheet as nonbusiness capital gain or loss. Gain or loss is also included in the 28% Rate Capital Gain Tax Worksheet.
Use type M to report capital gain/loss determined under the net asset value method (NAV) with respect to shares in a floating-NAV money market fund.
Gain or loss is included in Form 8949 and in the NOL Worksheet as nonbusiness capital gain or loss.
Section 1244 losses transfer to Form 4797, Part II. Section 1244 gains are reported on Form 8949.
  • Adjustment code "S" will print in the Form 8949 Column (f) Codes from instructions when the transaction is a loss. Section 1244 losses will be reported on Form 8949 with an amount equal to the ordinary gain reported on Form 4797.
  • Items coded "S" will be treated as 100% Section 1244 gains on Form 4797. Therefore, do not combine non-Section 1244 transactions with Section 1244 sales when reporting multiple transactions on a single row.
Section 1202 provides for an exclusion of 100 percent of the gain on the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock. The section 1202 exclusion applies only to qualified small business stock issued after September 21, 2010, and before January 1, 2014 which was held for more than five years. Enter the amount before exclusion. There is no taxable gain for this exclusion, so these transactions do not affect the 28% Rate Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, Form 4952, or the nonbusiness capital gain in the NOL worksheet.
Section 1202 provides for an exclusion of 50 percent of the gain on the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock. The section 1202 exclusion applies only to qualified small business stock issued after August 10, 1993, and held for more than five years. Enter the amount before exclusion. UltraTax CS includes the amount after exclusion in the 28% Rate Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, on Form 4952, and as nonbusiness capital gain in the NOL Worksheet.
Section 1202 provides for an exclusion of 75 percent of the gain on the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock. The section 1202 exclusion applies only to qualified small business stock acquired after February 17, 2009, and on or before September 27, 2010, in a qualified business entity and held for more than five years. Enter the amount before exclusion. UltraTax CS includes the amount after exclusion in the 28% Rate Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, on Form 4952, and as nonbusiness capital gain in the NOL Worksheet.
Section 1202 provides for an exclusion of 60 percent of the gain on the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock. The section 1202 exclusion applies only to qualified small business stock acquired after December 21, 2000, in a qualified business entity (within an empowerment zone) and held for more than five years. Enter the amount before exclusion. UltraTax CS includes the amount after exclusion in the 28% Rate Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, on Form 4952, and as nonbusiness capital gain in the NOL Worksheet.
Quantity Sold
Enter the number of shares sold.
Stock/Other Symbol
Enter the stock symbol.
Desc
Enter the company name or other description of the sale.
Date Acq’d/Date sold
Enter acquired and sold dates in MM/DD/YY format. You can enter V for VARIOUS, I for INHERIT, or W for WORTHLESS, if applicable.
1=S, 2=L, 3=28%
This field represents the holding period calculated from the dates you enter in the
Date Acq'd
 and
Date Sold
 fields. UltraTax CS will default to a short-term holding period if a date field contains anything other than a date.
Force
Use this field to force the holding period in the
1=S, 2=L, 3=28%
 field. If the Type field has code C, X, or Z, UltraTax CS ignores this field and date fields and uses the 28-percent rate.
Adj to G/L
Use this field to adjust 1099-B, 1099-S, or substitute statement amounts, to exclude or postpone a capital gain, to report a disallowed loss, etc.
Adj Code/Adj Code 2
Use these fields to enter the applicable code for the adjustment amount in the
Adj to G/L
 field. All adjustments reported on Form 8949 need to have an adjustment code. If you need to report multiple codes, two Adj Code columns are available.
Gain-Loss
The gain or loss for the sale automatically calculates based on the
Sales Price, Cost/Basis
, and
Adj to G/L
 fields. You cannot modify this column.
AMT Cost If Diff / AMT Adj G/L If Diff
Enter the AMT cost basis and/or the AMT adjustment to gain/loss if it differs from the regular tax information.
AMT Gain -Loss
The AMT gain or loss for the sale automatically calculates based on the
Sales Price, Cost/Basis
, and
Adj to G/L
 fields. If the specific AMT fields are blank, UltraTax CS uses the regular tax amounts. You cannot modify this column.
Fed W/H
Enter federal withholding amounts reported on the sales transaction.
State W/H
Use this field to report state withholding amounts on Schedule A, line 5a.
Form / Unit #
If this transaction is related to a basis, at-risk, or passive activity, enter the form and unit number.
State
If you are processing a state return, enter a state postal code.
State Use
Use this field to indicate special treatment for the state you entered in the
State
 column. There is not a state use code for every state and the codes vary depending on the state. If the code you are looking for isn’t in the list, check for a code in the state data entry. If no codes are available, make a manual adjustment in the state data entry.
1099-B Box 2
Use this field to indicate which 1099-B Box 2 option is marked on the source document.
FATCA
If the FATCA checkbox is marked in the source document, put an X in this field. There may be additional filing requirements for Form 8938 and/or FinCEN Form 114. Review the filing instructions for more information.
Enter an explanation for the basis on Form 8949, if other than the actual cost. The explanation in this statement prints as a required statement and is included in the electronic file with Form 8949.
Use this field to enter any gain from the sale or exchange of a partnership interest attributable to unrecaptured section 1250 gain. The amount reports on Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain Worksheet, line 10. Any gain in this field must also be entered on either the Sale screen or the B&D screen in the Schedule D,
Schedule for detail
 field.
Enter the total unrecaptured section 1250 gain from sales or other dispositions of section 1250 property held longer than one year but not included elsewhere in the return. Also enter the gain from the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership attributable to section 1250 gain.
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain calculates from information entered elsewhere in the return. The amount you enter in this field increases or decreases the calculated amount reported on line 12 of the Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain Worksheet and is used in the tax calculation using the maximum capital gains rates. Enter AMT information on the AMT screen.
If the section 1202 gain on Form 1099-DIV is eligible for the 50-, 60-, 75-, or 100-percent exclusion, enter the name of the corporation whose stock was sold. To report more than one corporation per form, you can attach a statement to this field. The statement prints with the return.
Use this statement to enter Qualified Opportunity Fund items for Form 8997, that have not been entered in these screens.
  1. Schedule for detail
    on Screen B&D
  2. Proceeds from broker transactions
     on Screen Broker
  3. Record of stock purchases
     on Screen Info
For more information on Form 8997 data entry, view article Enter Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF) for form 8997.

Form 1040 - Digital Asset Information

Use this section to enter taxable sales and exchanges of data assets.
Use this statement to enter capital and ordinary gains and losses from digital asset transactions like crypto trade transactions.
Field
Description
Transaction Type
Use this field to indicate the transaction type:
  • F - Fork
  • M - Mining
  • O - Other description
  • P - Purchase
  • S - Services Rendered
  • T- Trade
Capital or Ordinary
This field should be left blank when transactions are to be treated as a capital gain or loss and reported on Form 8949, using Box C or F. Enter a code 1 to report ordinary gains or losses on Form 1040, Schedule 1, Other income, line 8.
Units Sold
Enter the number of units sold.
Stock/Other Symbol
Enter the stock or other symbol.
Description
Enter the name or other description of the sale.
Date Acq’d/Date sold
Enter acquired and sold dates in MM/DD/YY format. You can enter zero (0), V for VARIOUS, I for INHERIT, or W for WORTHLESS, if applicable.
1=S, 2=L
This field represents the holding period calculated from the dates you enter in the
Date Acq'd
 and
Date Sold
 fields. UltraTax CS will default to a short-term holding period if a date field contains anything other than a date.
Force
Use this field to force the holding period that is in the
1=S, 2=L
 field.
Gain - Loss
The gain or loss for the sale automatically calculates based on the
Sales Price
 and
Cost/Basis
 fields. You cannot modify this column.
AMT Cost If Diff
Enter the AMT cost basis and/or the AMT adjustment to gain/loss if it differs from the regular tax information.
AMT Gain -Loss
The AMT gain or loss for the sale automatically calculates based on the
Sales Price
 and
Cost/Basis
 fields. If the specific AMT field is blank, UltraTax CS uses the regular tax amounts. You cannot modify this column.
Fees
Amounts entered here will be included in the Cost or other basis field of Form 8949.
Coin Other Desc; Timestamp Acquired; Timestamp Sold; Proceeds Source; Transaction ID
These fields are informational only and do not transfer to the form.
State
If you are processing a state return, enter a state postal code.

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