What Is a Schedule B Form

Schedule B is an IRS tax form that must be completed if a taxpayer has received interest income and/or ordinary dividends over the course of the year. Schedule B is also used to report less common forms of interest or corporate distributions to individuals.

What is a Schedule B tax form used for?

Schedule B reports the interest and dividend income you receive during the tax year. However, you don’t need to attach a Schedule B every year you earn interest or dividends. It is only required when the total exceeds certain thresholds.

Is Schedule B required in 2019?

Use Schedule B if any of the following applies. You had over $1,500 of taxable interest or ordinary dividends. You received interest from a seller-financed mortgage and the buyer used the property as a personal residence. You have accrued interest from a bond.