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Alimony payments may be taxable depending on the date on which the divorce/alimony agreement was executed. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) recently changed the way alimony payments are taxed.

If you are receiving alimony payments, you will need to declare them as income on your tax return if your divorce/alimony agreement was finalized before 2019. If your divorce/alimony agreement was finalized after December 31, 2018, then it is not considered taxable income.

TurboTax will properly report your alimony as taxable or not taxable based on your answers to the TurboTax questions about the date your alimony agreement.  (See screenshot below)

If your alimony agreement was finalized before 2019, you can have it modified to explicitly spell out that the repeal of the deduction for alimony payments applies, payments under your modified divorce agreement will be taxed according to the new rules. 

You will enter your Alimony into TurboTax in the "Wages & Income" section, under "Less Common Income" as "Alimony Received".

TurboTax asks you questions about the date of your alimony agreement so it can properly determine the taxability of your alimony.

If you filed tax returns for 2021, 2022 & 2023, that taxed your alimony and should not have, you would have to file amended tax returns to get your money back.

Your screens will look something like this in TurboTax Desktop:

Alimony is reported under "Wages & Income" under "Less Common Income" as  "Alimony Received"

In both TurboTax Desktop and TurboTax Online you will be asked if you received alimony.

In TurboTax Desktop, you will enter the date of your alimony agreement so the program can determine if it is taxable or not. 

Your screens in TurboTax online will look a little different:

You will enter your alimony under "Wages & Income" as "Less Common Income" under "Alimony Received"

In TurboTax Online it is worded a little differently, but again you will enter your alimony agreement date to determine the taxability of your alimony payments.

Click here for "How to file an amended return."

Click here for "How to Correct Federal Tax Returns" 

Click here for "Video: Tax Tips for Divorced Couples

Click here for "Filing Taxes After a Divorce: Is Alimony Taxable?"

Click here for "Topic no. 452, Alimony and separate maintenance"