Form 1099-DIV contains boxes to allow for the reporting of qualified dividends (Box 1b) and post-May 5, 2003 capital gain distributions (Box 2b). Likewise, boxes have also been added to Form 1099-B for reporting post-May 5, 2003 profits or losses from regulated futures or currency contracts.
1 Payments made in lieu of dividends (“substitute payments”) are
not eligible for the lower rates applicable to qualified dividends.
2 For the information reporting requirements for such payments, see Notice 2003-67;
3 Announcement 2003-75;
4 Treasury Regulation Section 1.6045-2(a)(3)(i); TD 9103.
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1. Announcement 2003-55, 2003-38 IRB 597.
2. H.R. Rep. No. 108-94, 108th Cong., 1st Sess. 31 n. 36 (2003).
3. 2003-40 IRB 752.