If your divorce or separation agreement was executed before December 31, 2018, you must report your alimony as income. If your divorce or separation agreement was executed after December 31, 2018, you do not have to report it as income.
If you are required to report alimony income, it is considered as unearned, which means it does not count as earned income for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). However, it does count as income that will be included in your Adjusted Gross Income, which could put you over the limit for the EITC.
If you believe you entered your alimony in error, use these instructions to remove the payment:
- Open or continue your return in TurboTax.
- In the left menu, select Tax Tools and then Tools.
- In the pop-up window Tool Center, choose Delete a form.
- Select Delete next to the form/schedule/worksheet in the list and follow the instructions.
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