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Dividends and interest are the two major types of income investors can receive. The distinction between dividends and interest is determined by what type or classification of investment pays the income. Dividends and interest also have different tax consequences for both the receiving parties and the paying entities.
What is taxable on a dividend depends on the type of dividend you receive. You must report a dividend on your tax return if you can choose to accept either stock or cash and you take the stock. If the dividend can be redeemed for cash immediately, it is taxable.Ordinary dividends, usually received from a corporation or mutual fund, are taxable as ordinary income for you.f there is enough profit left over to pay out dividends to shareholders, the distributions are taxed again to the individual stockholders at their regular tax rates. A C corporation can be taxed at rates as high as 39 percent, as of 2011.