According to the IRS in Topic 452, Certain alimony or separate maintenance payments are deductible by the payer spouse, and the recipient spouse must include it in income (taxable alimony or separate maintenance).
For the recipient spouse, she will report this as follows in Turbo Tax.
- Federal>wages and income>less common income>
- Alimony received.
For the ex-husband;
- Report this as federal>deductions and credits>
- Other deductions and credits>alimony paid
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