Qualified Dividend Income Report

The Qualified Dividend Income report displays the holding period eligibility and values for qualified dividend income (QDI), defined as the dividends received from domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations that are taxable at lower rates than ordinary income. The receiver must satisfy holding period qualifications to be eligible for lower tax rates.

Advanced report views for this report include:

  • QDI Summary

  • QDI Detail

  • QDI Income Failing the Holding Period

  • QDI Income Potentially Failing the Holding Period

  • QDI Transactions with QDI % Designation

To create the Qualified Dividend Income report:

  1. In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Reports > Compliance Reports > Dividend > Qualified Dividend Income Report. 
    You see the Qualified Dividend Income Report panel.

  2. Complete the options on the Qualified Dividend Income Report panel.

  3. Under Result Options, click Grid or Advanced Report for the report view you want.

  4. Click Submit.
    The report results appear on your desktop for the view selected.

Qualified Dividend Income Report Panel

A definition of the options on the Qualified Dividend Income Report panel follows.

Option

Description

Option

Description

Search Criteria

 

Entity ID

Specifies a portfolio, sector portfolio, composite portfolio, or Master Fund by the entity ID of the entity.

Entity Name

Specifies a portfolio, sector portfolio, composite portfolio, or Master Fund by name of the entity.

Accounting Basis

Specifies the entity accounting basis. For example, USTAX, GAAP, or IFRS.

Report Period

Specifies the time period, date range, or particular date for your report. The time period may be entity specific or security specific, such as fiscal year. Options include:

  • Daily Activity.

  • Date Range. Default.

  • Fiscal Year to Date.

  • Life to Date.

Report Type

 

Report Start Date

Specifies the start date for your report results. The default is first day of the current month. To use this option, you must select Date Range as your report period.

Report End Date

Specifies the ending date for your report results. The default is today's date.

Potentially Failing Income

Indicates whether to include or exclude potentially failing dividends from the eligible qualified dividend amount. Options include:

  • Include in QDI. Default. Includes potentially failing dividends from the eligible qualified dividend amount.

  • Exclude from QDI. Excludes potentially failing dividends from the eligible qualified dividend amount. The report shows a grid profile which displays all categories of non-qualified income.

Report Name

Specifies the type of report. Options include:

  • QDI Summary. Default.

  • QDI Detail Report.

  • QDI Income Failing the Holding Period.

  • QDI Income Potentially Failing the Holding Period.

  • QDI Transactions with QDI % Designation.

Rollup Level

Specifies the rollup level for the report. Options include:

  • Position Level. Default. 

  • Dividend Level. 

  • Lot Level. 

Data Source

Identifies the data source for income data to use for calculating the report output. Options include: 

  • Original Calculations. Default. The report sources its income data from upstream STAR data tables, namely STAR Income, Cash tables. Additionally this data is linked to Eagle data warehouse lot tables to generate output.

  • Income Staging Table. The report uses income staged data that the income staging process populates for income amounts. The report does not use Eagle data warehouse lot tables because the income staging data is generated at the report required granularity. 

Processing Security Types Allowed

Indicates whether the report output displays all processing security types that drop cash dividends or only those processing security types included in the initial report requirements. Options include:

  • Null. Default. Acts as if you chose the Display All Processing Security Types option. 

  • Display All Processing Security Types. The report displays any processing security type that dropped cash dividends in the core product.

  • Display Select Processing Security Types. The report displays cash dividends associated only with the processing security types included in the initial report requirements. These include Common Stock (EQCSCS), Preferred Stock (EQCSPF), Preferred PIK (EQCSPK), Mutual Fund (EQEQMF), and Warrants (EQWRXX).

Include/Exclude ROC

Indicates whether the report includes or excludes Return of Capital (ROC) announcements. Options include:

  • Include. The report includes ROC announcements. The report results show ROC records in the Return of Capital grid profile.

  • Exclude. Default. The report excludes ROC announcements. 

Selection Criteria

 

Report Filters

Allows you to show/hide additional report and security filters. The default is No.

Advanced Report Options. 

Allows you to show/hide advanced report, group, sort, and format options. The default is No.

Filter Security By

Allows you to show/hide the additional report filters. Options include:

  • Security Cross Reference. Default. If you select this option the panel unhides the Xref Type and Xref Security ID fields for data entry.

  • Issue Name. If you select this option, the panel unhides the Issue Name field for data entry.

  • Primary Asset ID. If you select this option, the panel unhides the Primary Asset ID field for data entry.

Report Groups

You can group the report results. Options include:

  • Account/Sector

  • Eligibility Flag (Group 1 required)

  • State Code

  • Primary Asset ID

  • Issue Name

  • Transaction Description

  • Processing Security Type (Group 3 default)

  • Country Description (Group 2 default)

  • Asset Currency

  • Regulatory Category

Report Sorts

You can sort the report results. Options include:

  • Account/Sector

  • State Code

  • Primary Asset ID

  • Issue Name (Sort 1 default)

  • Transaction Description

  • Processing Security Type

  • Ex-Date

  • Days Held

  • Asset Currency

  • Accounting Date

  • Month End Accounting Date

  • Issue Country Code

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