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Dividend Tax Calculator

Calculate tax on qualified and ordinary (non-qualified) dividends.

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Tax on qualified dividends$0.00
Tax on ordinary dividends$0.00
Total dividend tax$0.00

Qualified dividends are taxed at long-term capital gains rates (0/15/20%); ordinary dividends are taxed as regular income.

Worth Knowing

Dividends split into two tax treatments: qualified dividends, from stocks held long enough, enjoy the low long-term capital-gains rates, while ordinary (non-qualified) dividends are taxed at your regular income rate. The distinction hinges on a holding-period rule most investors never see because brokerages sort it out on the 1099-DIV. This is why a dividend-focused portfolio's after-tax yield depends heavily on how much of its income qualifies for the preferential rate.

How to Use

  1. Enter Filing status into the first field of the Dividend Tax Calculator.
  2. Fill in the rest: Other taxable income, Qualified dividends, Ordinary (non-qualified) dividends.
  3. Your result appears instantly as you type — there's no submit button or page reload.
  4. Qualified dividends are taxed at long-term capital gains rates (0/15/20%); ordinary dividends are taxed as regular income.

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