2007-02-04 10:51:07 · 12 answers · asked by debbrown44 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Child support is not deductible to the person paying it and it is not taxable to the person receiving it. Child support is for the support of a child or children, it is not income to the parent getting it.
Publication 525
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/index.html
2007-02-04 11:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Child support payments are neither deductible by the payor nor taxable to the payee. When you total your gross income to see if you are required to file a tax return, do not include child support payments received. For additional information, refer to Tax Topic 422, Nontaxable Income, or Publication 504, Divorced or Separated Individuals in irs.gov
2007-02-04 11:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by illinipower 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
infant help isn't deductible with assistance from the guy who will pay it and it isn't counted as income with assistance from the receiving human being. Alimony is a countless tale. All of this has to do with federal income tax and that i understand adequate about PA taxes to say that they are "diverse." call a H & R Block place of work on your section and ask them.
2016-11-02 08:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by andry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can't deduct child expenses (other than child care) while you are married why should you be allowed to deduct it when divorced?
2007-02-04 11:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Can you deduct for the purchases of food and clothes you make for yourself? No. Why would you think you could do that on the purchases you make to support your kids?
2007-02-04 11:16:29 · answer #5 · answered by Χαλαρά 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
child support is not taxable, or deductible. the children however, are.
if its not stated in your divorce papers or court order who can claim the child(ren), the IRS goes by this;
whoever pays for more then 50% of the childs living expenses
who the child lives with for a certain amount of months per year
if you both claim the children, the IRS will audit both parents; and the one with the living expenses receipts wins.
TAX INFO
http://www.taxsites.com/index.htm
http://www.divorceinfo.com/taxes.htm
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc354.html
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/index.html
http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
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2007-02-04 15:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by Yvette B yvetteb 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it can't. Only alimony paid can be deducted.
2007-02-04 10:53:20 · answer #7 · answered by Rene F 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I think you can just claim an independent, but not itemized deduction.
2007-02-04 10:54:02 · answer #8 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋
No you can't at least not in our state
2007-02-04 10:54:41 · answer #9 · answered by pun82224 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes in iowa it can. I wound up with my x's state refund because he is not paying his child support.....SWEET~
2007-02-04 10:54:21 · answer #10 · answered by MOM OF ONE 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋