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Who should report dividends or interest on a joint account?
Posted by admin on March 31st, 2010
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The person whose ss# is on the account can report them.
And yes, you report dividends even if they are reinvested. Keep track of them though – when you sell the stock the amount you’ve already paid tax on is part of your basis.