Conversations with police in the course of their duties are not private conversations, but many other things you may record on a public street are. You have the right to videotape and audiotape police officers performing official duties in public. It is not a violation of the Pennsylvania Wiretap Law to do so. That means you can record an officer during a traffic stop, during an interrogation, or while he or she is making an arrest.
A qualified dividend is a type of dividend that is taxed at the capital gains tax rate. Generally speaking, most regular dividends from U.S. companies with normal company structures (corporations) are qualified.
Generally, any dividend that is paid out from a common or preferred stock is an ordinary dividend unless otherwise stated. Qualified dividends are dividends that meet the requirements to be taxed as capital gains. Under current law, qualified dividends are taxed at a 20%, 15%, or 0% rate, depending on your tax bracket. What Taxes Do I Have to Pay on Dividends? Ordinary dividends and qualified dividends each have different tax rates: Ordinary dividends are taxed as ordinary income. Qualified dividends are taxed at a 20%, 15%, or a 0% rate, under current law. For more information, see capital gains. Do I Have to Report All Dividend Income? All dividends are taxable and all dividend income must be reported.