### Question
What does aggregate reported amount mean?


### Answer
**Aggregate reported amount** has the following meaning in *26 U.S.C. § 871*:

> the aggregate amount of dividends reported by the company under clause (i) as short-term capital gain dividends for the taxable year (including short-term capital gain dividends paid after the close of the taxable year described in section 855)

#### Citation:
  - *26 U.S.C. § 871*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-Income Taxes > CHAPTER 1-NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES > Subchapter N-Tax Based on Income From Sources Within or Without the United States > PART II-NONRESIDENT ALIENS AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS > Subpart A-Nonresident Alien Individuals**

