Qualified dividends are taxed at a different rate than your regular, earned income or income from interest payments. In and of themselves, regular dividends and qualified dividends are similar.

Ordinary dividends are taxed as ordinary income, while qualified dividends are taxed at the lower capital gains rate. Ordinary, or nonqualified, dividends are paid by corporations to shareholders ...

Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of reinvesting or cashing out dividends. Understand how dividend reinvestment plans can help you grow your portfolio.

(1) - Qualified Dividends shows the portion of the amount in Box 1a that may be eligible for capital gains tax rates (2) - Section 199A Dividends shows the portion of the amount in Box 1a that may ...