IRS Form 1040 Schedule B (2020) - Interest and Ordinary Dividends

IRS Form 1040 Schedule B (2020) is used to report over $1,500 of taxable interest or ordinary dividends, interest from a seller-financed mortgage when the buyer used the property as a personal residence, and/or accrued interest from a bond.

The form_type parameter A_1040_SCHEDULE_B_2020 for the Upload PDF endpoint is required for this Form Type.

Learn more about how we process the 2020 edition of 1040 Schedule B forms here.

Optional fields captured

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Configuration-Driven Output

All fields below are optionally captured, depending on your order form. To adjust fields captured, please speak with your Ocrolus Account Manager.

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SCHEDULE B

The form type A_1040_SCHEDULE_B_2020 supports data capture from the IRS 1040 Schedule B only. Form 1040 (first 2 pages) is processed as a separate form type.

JSON AttributeData TypeDescription
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-General:yearIntegerYear
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-General:nameShownOnReturnTextName Shown On Return
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-General:additionalNameShownOnReturnTextAdditional Name Shown On Return
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-General:yourSocialSecurityNumberTextYour Social Security Number
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part1-InterestNontabular:line2-AddTheAmountsOnLine1MoneyLine 2 - Add The Amounts On Line 1
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part1-InterestNontabular:line3-ExcludableInterestOnSeriesEeAndIU.S.SavingsBondsIssuedAfter1989.AttachForm8815MoneyLine 3 - Excludable Interest On Series EE And I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989. Attach Form 8815
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part1-InterestNontabular:line4-SubtractLine3FromLine2MoneyLine 4 - Subtract Line 3 From Line 2
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part2-OrdinaryDividendsNontabular:line6-AddTheAmountsOnLine5MoneyLine 6 - Add The Amounts On Line 5
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part3-ForeignAccountsAndTrusts:line7A-During2020-FinancialInterestInAFinancialAccountInAForeignCountryYESNOLine 7A - During 2020 - Financial Interest In A Financial Account In A Foreign Country
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part3-ForeignAccountsAndTrusts:line7A-IfYes-RequiredToFileFincenForm114YESNOLine 7A - If Yes - Required To File FinCEN Form 114
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part3-ForeignAccountsAndTrusts:line7B-IfRequiredToFileFincenForm114-NameOfTheForeignCountryTextLine 7B - If Required To File FinCEN Form 114 - Name Of The Foreign Country
a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part3-ForeignAccountsAndTrusts:line8-During2020-ReceivedDistributionFrom-GrantorOf-TransferorToAForeignTrustYESNOLine 8 - During 2020 - Received Distribution From - Grantor Of - Transferor To A Foreign Trust

Optional itemized line item fields captured

Field data attributed to itemized line items in the Invoice is captured as a Table object.

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Form-Driven Output

column_ids associated with the Table object will be a subset of the following list that matches the line item headers as they appear on the specific form.

Column IDData TypeDescription
line5-AmountMoneyAmount
line5-List-NameOfPayerTextPayer Name
line1-AmountMoneyAmount
line1-List-NameOfPayerTextPayer Name

Sample Form

The below Ocrolus Sample PDF (input) matches the below Sample JSON Result (output).

Sample JSON Result

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                "form_type": "A_1040_SCHEDULE_B_2020",
                "form_config_pk": 11541,
                "tables": [
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                        "columns": [
                            {
                                "column_id": "line5-ListNameOfPayer",
                                "alias_used": "Line 5 - List Name Of Payer"
                            },
                            {
                                "column_id": "line5-Amount",
                                "alias_used": "Line 5 - Amount"
                            }
                        ],
                        "rows": [
                            {
                                "cells": {
                                    "line5-ListNameOfPayer": {
                                        "value": "FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES, LLC"
                                    },
                                    "line5-Amount": {
                                        "value": "1321.00"
                                    }
                                },
                                "page_doc_pk": 128207985,
                                "page_idx": 0
                            }
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                            },
                            {
                                "column_id": "line1-Amount",
                                "alias_used": "Line 1 - Amount"
                            }
                        ],
                        "rows": [
                            {
                                "cells": {
                                    "line1-ListNameOfPayer": {
                                        "value": "LINDA SMITH"
                                    },
                                    "line1-Amount": {
                                        "value": "19375.00"
                                    }
                                },
                                "page_doc_pk": 128207985,
                                "page_idx": 0
                            }
                        ]
                    }
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                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-General:year": {
                        "value": "2020",
                        "is_empty": false,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-General:nameShownOnReturn": {
                        "value": "ROBERT SMITH",
                        "is_empty": false,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-General:yourSocialSecurityNumber": {
                        "value": "722-55-4584",
                        "is_empty": false,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-General:additionalNameShownOnReturn": {
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                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
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                        "is_empty": false,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part1-InterestNontabular:line4-SubtractLine3FromLine2": {
                        "value": "19375.00",
                        "is_empty": false,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part2-OrdinaryDividendsNontabular:line6-AddTheAmountsOnLine5": {
                        "value": "1321.00",
                        "is_empty": false,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part3-ForeignAccountsAndTrusts:line7A-IfYes-RequiredToFileFincenForm114": {
                        "value": "",
                        "is_empty": true,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part3-ForeignAccountsAndTrusts:line7B-IfRequiredToFileFincenForm114-NameOfTheForeignCountry": {
                        "value": "",
                        "is_empty": true,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part3-ForeignAccountsAndTrusts:line7A-During2020-FinancialInterestInAFinancialAccountInAForeignCountry": {
                        "value": "NO",
                        "is_empty": false,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part3-ForeignAccountsAndTrusts:line8-During2020-ReceivedDistributionFrom-GrantorOf-TransferorToAForeignTrust": {
                        "value": "NO",
                        "is_empty": false,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    },
                    "a_1040_schedule_b_2020-Part1-InterestNontabular:line3-ExcludableInterestOnSeriesEeAndIU.S.SavingsBondsIssuedAfter1989.AttachForm8815": {
                        "value": "",
                        "is_empty": true,
                        "alias_used": null,
                        "source_filename": "Sample 1040 Schedule B 2020.pdf"
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "message": "OK"
}