Equity Income Funds typically distribute most of their income in the form
of Qualified Dividends, which for many taxpayers are taxed relatively lightly, allowing most Equity Income Funds and ETFs to be considered High Tax Efficiency investments when compared with other investment options that generate taxable income.
The simple definition
of Qualified dividends means income from corporations that meet a specific criterion like incorporated in the US or in a country that has a tax treaty with the US, stocks owned more than 60 days prior to the ex-dividend date, etc etc..
The answer to this question requires looking at the mathematics
of the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gains Worksheet (QDCGW).
Once you determine the number of shares that meet the holding period requirement, find the portion per share
of any qualified dividends.
Shareholders must hold the stock for more than 60 days during a specific period to obtain the lower tax rate on distributions
of qualifying dividends.
Oh, and by the way, about $ 5,000 more
of your qualified dividends is tax - free as well, because you stayed in the 15 % tax bracket.
Not exact matches
The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
of 2003 established a maximum tax rate
of 15 percent for long - term capital gains and «
qualified»
dividend income.
(Sec. 11011) This section temporarily allows an individual taxpayer to deduct 20 %
of qualified business income (i.e., business income
of an individual from a partnership, S corporation, or sole proprietorship which is currently taxed using individual income tax rates), including aggregate
qualified Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
dividends,
qualified cooperative
dividends, and
qualified publicly traded partnership income.
For example, long - term capital gains and
qualified dividends face a schedule
of rates ranging from 0 to 20 percent, compared with rates on ordinary income, which range from 10 to 39.6 percent.
There is definitely no shortage
of choices for us going forward when it comes to choosing a
qualified dividend paying stock.
«Financing Conversion Securities» means securities with identical rights, privileges, preferences and restrictions as the
Qualified Financing Securities issued to new investors in a
Qualified Financing, other than (A) the per share liquidation preference, which will be equal to (i) the Note Conversion Price at which this Note is converted, multiplied by (ii) any liquidation preference multiple granted to the
Qualified Financing Securities (i.e., 1X, 2X, etc.
of the purchase price), (B) the conversion price for purposes
of price - based anti-dilution protection, which will equal the Note Conversion Price, and (C) the basis for any
dividend rights, which will be based on the Note Conversion Price.
The reduced rates on capital gains
of 15 % and 20 % would be retained, and it appears those lower rates would also apply to
qualified dividends.
interest from municipal bonds as well as distributions from mutual funds that
qualify as exempt interest
dividends; this income is generally not subject to regular federal income taxes; note that Fidelity reports this information to the IRS, and may be required to report the information to tax authorities in California among other states; the total amount or a portion
of tax - exempt income (reported as specified private activity bond interest) must be taken into account when computing the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) applicable to individuals and may be subject to state and local taxes; you are required to report tax - exempt income on Form 1040, and may be required to report it on your state tax return as well
And within the S&P 500, eight stocks have
dividend yields
of more than 5 percent, forward price - to - earnings valuations above 30, and are not the subject
of rampant acquisition speculation (as is Williams Companies, which would otherwise
qualify).
This percentage represents the amount
of ordinary
dividends paid (including short - term capital gains distributions) during the fund's fiscal year, as income
qualifying for the
dividends - received deduction.
It is above my own minimum yield target
of 2.7 %, and it also
qualifies as «enough» for most
dividend growth investors.
In a stock world, if I get a cash
dividend because I own the stock, that money is not treated as a «treasure trove» and subject to ordinary income rates — in most cases, it is a
qualified dividend and subject to capital gain rates; in some cases, some types
of stock
dividends are completely non-taxable.
If the Bush tax cuts expire then all
dividends will be taxed as ordinary income instead
of preferential
qualified dividend rates.
They are therefore eligible for
qualified federal
dividend tax rates — 15 % for most investors, and 23.8 % for the top bracket
of earners.
This will tend to understate the performance
of the taxable account in circumstances where long - term capital gains and
qualified dividends, which are currently taxed at lower rates than ordinary income, are a component
of investment returns, as is the case for investments with significant equity holdings.
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With the current low tax rates applied to
qualified dividends received on or before December 31, 2010, and the possibility
of these rates being increased sooner under an Obama presidency, it is critically important for both C and S corporations (and their shareholders) to understand the ordering rules and tax ramifications
of corporate distributions fully — before they are made.
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In cases where we run out
of TFSA room, we would leave our
qualifying Canadian
dividend paying stocks in a non-registered account.
By planning ahead, you can make sure most
of your ordinary
dividends are
qualified.
Qualified dividends, such as most
of those paid on corporate stocks, are taxed at long term capital gains rates — which are lower than ordinary income tax rates.
On the other hand, if you file a separate return for the child, the tax rate on that portion
of the income may be as low as zero, because
of the preferential tax rates for
qualified dividends and capital gain distributions.
Because
of this favorable tax treatment at the corporate level, the
dividends paid to REIT shareholders don't
qualify to be taxed at the long - term capital gains rate.
This amount consisted
of 45.286 cents in
qualified dividends, as well as 0.20 cents in short - term capital gains and 2 cents in long - term capital gains.
If you hold these in a taxable account, some
of the
dividends received by the fund may not be
qualified, and hence you'll have to pay taxes at the income - tax rate.
No portion
of such inclusions
of ordinary earnings would
qualify as «
qualified dividend income.
They give you about $ 12,500
of dividends, capital gains interest, rental income and distributions from
qualified retirement plans once you're 60.
In addition to capital gains distributions, fund distributions may include nonqualified ordinary
dividends (taxed at ordinary income tax rates),
qualified dividends (taxed at rates applicable to long - term capital gains if holding period and other requirements are met), exempt - interest
dividends (not subject to regular federal income tax) and nondividend, or return
of capital, distributions, which are not subject to current tax.
Generally, a security must be held more than 61 days
of the 121 - day holding period surrounding the security's ex-
dividend date to
qualify for favorable tax treatment
of the
dividend.
This form shows, for each fund, the percentage
of dividends that are
qualified.
This percentage represents the amount
of ordinary
dividends paid (including short - term capital gains distributions) during the fund's fiscal year, as income
qualifying for the
dividends - received deduction.
Putnam calculates the percentage
of each fund's
Qualifying Dividends eligible for the corporate dividends received d
Dividends eligible for the corporate
dividends received d
dividends received deduction.
Ordinary
dividends on stocks
of non-U.S. companies
qualify to be taxed at a lower 20 % maximum tax rate if the stock is traded on a U.S. exchange, the corporation is headquartered in a country where the United States has a tax treaty, or the corporation is incorporated in a U.S. possession.
These rates must be compared with the top federal income tax rates
of 37 % on ordinary income and 20 % on long - term capital gains and
qualified dividends, plus a 3.8 % Medicare net investment income tax.
Tax - Exempt Income by Jurisdiction This table lists the percentage
of your tax - exempt income
dividends that may
qualify for exemption in your state.
Shareholders are eligible to treat all or a portion
of their
dividend income as
qualified if they own an investment for at least 61 days during the 121 - day period surrounding the ex-
dividend date.
This part
of the
dividend generally
qualifies for favorable tax treatment.
Only for capital gain and
qualified dividend income that falls below the level
of the 39.6 % bracket.
@Juve: there is no worksheet in the question, but if you mean the QDCGW referenced in Dilip's answer and linked in BrenBarn's answer, worksheet line 3 «Enter the smaller
of line 15 or line 16
of schedule D [but not less than zero]» is long - term gain net
of short - term loss, which (plus
qualified dividends and adjusted for for 4952 if used) is the amount taxed at lower rates.
Then, subtract off the
Qualified Dividends and the Net Long - Term Capital Gains (reduced by Net Short - Term Capital Losses, if any) to get the non-cap-gains part
of the Taxable Income.
The more often a
dividend is paid, the more the problem
of being too small an investment size to
qualify for reinvested shares when fractional share purchases are not available.
The former (http://www.T2PartnersLLC.com) manages three value - oriented private investment partnerships, T2 Accredited Fund, Tilson Offshore Fund and T2
Qualified Fund, while the latter is comprised
of two value - based mutual funds, Tilson Focus Fund and Tilson
Dividend Fund (www.tilsonmutualfunds.com).
Your clients can enjoy the benefits
of receiving a regular
dividend income and option premium without having to pay capital taxes via
qualified accounts that are not taxable.
For each
qualified dividend, multiply the two amounts to determine the amount
of the actual
qualified dividend.
Income tax rate: 28 % Long Term Capital Gains,
qualified dividend tax rate: 15 % Equity
dividend yield
of 3 % (all
qualified) Equity growth rate
of 4 % Bond growth rate
of 0 % Bond yield
of 2.5 %