How to file a 1099-DIV online: where TurboTax, H&R Block, TaxAct, FreeTaxUSA and Cash App Taxes ask for it

Checked November 5, 2026 · First published November 5, 2026

In tax software, a 1099-DIV is entered on a screen of its own, by typing its boxes or by importing them from the brokerage, and the program carries them to the return. This page shows where each of five programs asks for it, in their own words as read on November 5, 2026:

TurboTax, TaxAct and FreeTaxUSA name the screen on their help pages.
H&R Block lists the 1099-DIV among the forms it can import; we did not find a page naming the screen. Cash App Taxes says it takes 1099s and investments, without naming the screen.
FreeTaxUSA already shows “Start 2026 return”. TurboTax's online page still describes offers for tax year 2025.

The five programs at a glance

Program	Where the 1099-DIV goes	Free version	2026 returns
Cash App Taxes	Not named on its help pages	Free, federal and state	No date on its page
FreeTaxUSA	Income > Common Income > Investments and Savings	Federal free; state $15.99	“Start 2026 return”
H&R Block	Not named on its help pages; import is offered	Free Online up to $1,500	No date on its pages
TaxAct	Income > Investments & Savings > Dividends	Free version takes no dividends	No date on its pages
TurboTax	Wages & Income > investment income > 1099-DIV	Free Edition up to $1,500	Offers for tax year 2025

Programs in alphabetical order. Read November 5, 2026; the free-version lines for H&R Block, TaxAct and TurboTax were read October 31, 2026. Details and sources are in each program's section.

Before you type it in

One form at a time. TurboTax asks for each 1099-DIV separately, even two from the same payer.
No form? TurboTax's help page: “You still need to report your dividend income, no matter the amount.”
Treasury funds. Part of the dividends from funds such as SGOV, SPAXX or VUSXX may be free of state tax, and you enter that part yourself: U.S. government interest in tax software.
The $1,500 line. Free versions that leave out Schedule B stop at $1,500 of interest and dividends: free tax filing with dividends, and three programs side by side on FreeTaxUSA vs TaxAct vs TurboTax.
A child's Trump account. The $1,000 election can go with the return: Form 4547 and tax software.

Program by program

Cash App Taxes

Where the 1099-DIV goes. We did not find a help page that names the screen for a 1099-DIV. Its main page says “We’re able to file simple and complex returns including W-2s, 1099s, investments, and more without any hidden fees”.
Free version. “Yes, Cash App Taxes is 100% free for state and federal returns.”
2026 returns. Its page: “The IRS typically begins accepting tax returns in late January, and you can file anytime between then and the tax deadline in mid-April.”

Sources: Cash App Taxes.

FreeTaxUSA

Where the 1099-DIV goes. Its help page gives the menu path “Income > Common Income > Investments and Savings (1099-INT/DIV/B/DA)”, then “Enter on the Dividend Income (Form 1099-DIV) screen.” It adds that the form itself is not required: “If you know the amount of dividend income, just enter the amount of dividend income and the name of the payer.”
Free version. “All 1099 forms are included for free” for the federal return; a state return is $15.99 on its price list for 2026 returns. Optional Deluxe Support is $7.99.
2026 returns. Its pages show a “Start 2026 return” button.

Disclosure: the link below is an affiliate link. If you pay for something at FreeTaxUSA after following it, such as a state return, Dollars Ahead may earn a commission through the CJ affiliate network. You pay the same. This section is written the same way as the other four.

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Sources: FreeTaxUSA, Dividend Income (Form 1099-DIV); FreeTaxUSA, E-file 1099-DIV; FreeTaxUSA, Pricing.

H&R Block

Where the 1099-DIV goes. We did not find a help page that names the screen. Its import page lists “Financial information from your 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, and 1099-R” among what it can import.
Free version. Free Online (as shown October 31, 2026): “Limited interest and dividend income reported on Form 1099-INT or Form 1099-DIV up to $1,500.”
2026 returns. No date for 2026 returns on the pages we read.

Sources: H&R Block, Import tax information; H&R Block, Online tax filing.

TaxAct

Where the 1099-DIV goes. Its help page, online version: “From within your TaxAct return, click Income.” Then the Investments & Savings drop-down and Add beside Dividends. In the classic and desktop versions: “Click the Investment Income drop-down, then click Dividend income (Form 1099-DIV)”.
Free version. Its free version (as shown October 31, 2026) lists as not covered “Investment income: Stock, interest, dividends, crypto, or capital gains/losses”.
2026 returns. No date for 2026 returns on the pages we read.

Sources: TaxAct, Form 1099-DIV: entering dividend income; TaxAct, File your own taxes online.

TurboTax

Where the 1099-DIV goes. Its help page: go to the “Did you have investment income?” screen under Wages & Income, choose to type it in (or import), and on the next screen “select 1099-DIV and continue”. It also says “Don't combine the amounts from two or more 1099-DIV forms if they're from the same payer. Enter each form separately.”
Free version. Free Edition (as shown October 31, 2026) includes 1099-DIV “(If 1099-DIV/INT/OID combined is <=$1500)”.
2026 returns. Its online page: “The following TurboTax Online offers may be available for tax year 2025.”

Sources: TurboTax, Where do I enter my 1099-DIV?; TurboTax, Free Edition; TurboTax, Online.

Quick answers

How do I file a 1099-DIV online?

Open your return in the program, find the investment or dividend screen (the paths are above), and type or import each 1099-DIV. FreeTaxUSA's help page adds that you can enter the amount and the payer's name even without the form.

How do I file a 1099-DIV on TurboTax?

On TurboTax Online, answer Yes on “Did you have investment income?” under Wages & Income, then pick 1099-DIV as the investment type. On TurboTax Desktop the help page gives “Federal Taxes > Wages & Income > I’ll choose what I work on > Interest and Dividends > Dividends on 1099-DIV > Start or Update”.

How do I file a 1099-DIV on H&R Block?

H&R Block says it can import 1099-DIV information. We did not find a help page that names the screen for typing it in.

Can I start my 2026 return now?

At FreeTaxUSA, its pages show a “Start 2026 return” button. Cash App Taxes' page says the IRS typically begins accepting returns in late January.

How we checked

Each company's help, product and price pages, read November 5, 2026 (H&R Block's import page in a browser), plus the free-version pages we read on October 31, 2026 for our other tax pages.
We did not prepare returns in the programs. Screens can change between tax years.

What this page does not cover

Which program to use. We report what each one publishes, in alphabetical order.
Selling shares (Form 1099-B), foreign tax paid and other boxes of the 1099-DIV beyond where the form goes.

Rechecks and changes

We will read the pages again in January, when the programs post their screens and prices for 2026 returns.

November 5, 2026. First published.

Sources are linked in each section. This page has one affiliate link, to FreeTaxUSA, marked where it appears. Every program has the same kind of section whether it pays us or not; see how we make money. It is not tax advice.