Unearned Income
See Also
Will I Owe Taxes on Reinvested Dividends?Capital gains vs. dividends: What’s the better option? | Verified MetricsWhen to Reinvest Dividends (or Not)Are Dividends Considered a Company Expense?Unearned income includes investment-type income such as taxable interest, ordinary dividends, and capital gain distributions.
It also includes unemployment compensation, taxable social security benefits, pensions, annuities, cancellation of debt, and distributions of unearned income from a trust.
This information is found in the Filing Information chapter of Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax.
