Basics Intermediate: Reporting Investment Income on Your Federal Tax Returns

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If your investment company reports undistributed capital gains, you will receive IRS form 4952.
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False. If your investment company reports undistributed capital gains, you will receive form 2439.
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You can receive helpful tax information directly from the IRS by reading IRS publications.
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True. Various IRS publications provide needed information that helps you fill out your forms and discern what is and is not taxable.
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Rental property is a form of supplemental income.
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True. Rental property is a form of supplemental income.
4.
Interest you earned from bank accounts or other savings institutions is reported to you on IRS Form 1099-INT.
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True. "INT" refers to interest.
5.
Dividends reinvested to buy more securities are not taxable as ordinary income.
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False. Dividends reinvested to buy more securities are taxable as ordinary income (except in the case of tax-sheltered accounts).