2007-01-11 12:06:10 · 5 answers · asked by tiamail30 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Other - Taxes
Child support payments are not reportable on your income tax return. Just be sure the payments are not really alimony--alimony is reported on your tax return.
If you received alimony, you will find a line to report it on the income portion of form 1040. If you paid alimony, you will find a line to deduct it in the "adjustments to income" portion of form 1040.
2007-01-11 12:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by Take Responsibility 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have to claim the child support, but its not taxable or deductable. the children, however are deductable. there is a section in the returns for child support.
if you need help filling the papers out, the IRS can tell you where to find a local tax clinic that is supposed to help you with the papers.
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
2007-01-12 08:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by Yvette B yvetteb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally you can't deduct chlid support, although you may be able to deduct the child as a dependent.
2007-01-11 20:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by T J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't. Child support is not deductible to the payer, nor taxable to the recipient.
2007-01-11 21:40:13 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you can't - not reportable
2007-01-11 22:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋