How can distributed "dividends" from a normally-taxed, US-traded mutual fund possibly be negative in between?

Posted by admin on April 1st, 2010

. . . date-itemized distributed dividends that are positive, and both negative and positive amounts add up to a net total in the box 1A "ordinary dividends" on form 1099-DIV?
They add up to a positive net total.
Or, are the negative amounts being used by the brokerage firm as some type of accounting method for their purposes (even though the "negative dividends" are all indicated as being for box 1A)?

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One Response to “How can distributed "dividends" from a normally-taxed, US-traded mutual fund possibly be negative in between?”

1. Jen says:

   April 1, 2010 at 2:47 am

   Your quesiton is a bit confusing, but I hope this helps.

   If one box is negative and another is positive, it’s very likely that one is for short-term and other is for long-term reporting. Without knowing the box numbers or what form you are talking about, it’s a bit difficult to answer.