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Ask the taxgirl: Voluntary Child Support

25 July 2011

Taxpayer asks: If my husband has been making voluntary payments to his ex-girlfriend for child support, how is that treated for tax purposes? The purpose of the payments are for child support, and he has paid taxes on them. I read on one of the various lawyer websites that if there is no court order [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Voluntary Spousal Support

7 July 2011

Taxpayer asks: My husband and I went through a mediator instead of a divorce lawyer.  Our MSA specifies a certain spousal support amount each month.  If he wants to give me extra and we both agree on it, can we claim this as spousal support on federal taxes or does he have to call it [...]

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Taking Tiger By the Tax Tale

6 December 2009

I don’t play golf. Despite growing up in a town with no actual supermarket for years – and yet, three golf courses – I never really moved beyond mini golf. My father-in-law and my husband, however, like to play golf. I won’t speculate on how well they do – but I will note that there [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Child Support

3 December 2009

Taxpayer asks: I am a single mom. My ex-husband did not pay support for his daughter for more than 5 years. He just came into some money and has recently paid almost all of his back support to me. Now I’m worried because my mom says I have to pay taxes on that money. I [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Should I get married?

22 October 2009

Taxpayer asks: Last year, I moved in with my boyfriend at his condo. He lost his job so I paid most of the bills. I paid the mortgage direclty for most of the year. I also paid some of his credit card bills, the car payment and some of his child support paymnets so he [...]

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Twitter Tax Tips #6

7 March 2009

Remember to report alimony received as income, alimony paid as a deduction but child support? It’s tax neutral. #TwitterTaxTip (For more on twitter tax tips, see my prior explanatory post.)

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Ask the taxgirl: Child Support & Legal Fees

28 January 2009

Taxpayer asks: I live in Illinois, I understand Child Support is not a tax break, or have any tax implications, but how about lawyer fees everytime she takes me back to court. Taxgirl says: Nope, sorry. There’s no tax deduction for legal fees for child support – but you may able to deduct the cost [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Child Support

20 June 2008

Taxpayer asks: Hi Kelly, Is it true that is you owe back child support then you will not receive the tax stimulus? Thanks, Taxgirl says: More or less. That’s kind of a loaded question because it depends on a few factors… The IRS can withhold stimulus payments up to the amount owed for federal liabilities [...]

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Gimme More (money)?

22 September 2007

Notwithstanding the train wreck that is Britney Spears these days, there has been a lot of criticism of Kevin Federline’s requests for child support and spousal support. Initially, K-Fed was receiving (according to TMZ.com) $15,000 per month in child support with joint custody, and an additional $20,000 per month in spousal support. The amount of [...]

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