Yes. See the screen shots at the bottom. On the Wages & Income screen, in the Interest and Dividends section click on the Start/Revisit box next to Interest on 1099-INT. Answer Yes to Did you receive any interest income? On the next screen, click on I'll type it in myself. If you have already entered interest info, you will see a screen, Here's the interest we have so far. Click on Add interest income. On the screen, Let's get your 1099-INT or brokerage statement details, click on the box My form has info in more than just box 1. Additional boxes will appear. Enter the tax-exempt interest in Box 8.

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I am on the dividend part of turbo tax. I have exempt-interest dividends on my 1099-div. I was not asked to enter them. Do I enter them?

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Yes. See the screen shots at the bottom.

On the Wages & Income screen, in the Interest and Dividends section click on the Start/Revisit box next to Interest on 1099-INT.
Answer Yes to Did you receive any interest income?
On the next screen, click on I'll type it in myself.
If you have already entered interest info, you will see a screen, Here's the interest we have so far. Click on Add interest income.
On the screen, Let's get your 1099-INT or brokerage statement details, click on the box My form has info in more than just box 1. Additional boxes will appear. Enter the tax-exempt interest in Box 8.