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Question

If im getting money from the father of my children, how do i enter that as income?

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
November 14, 2023
2 replies
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i get $400 every two weeks from his paycheck

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Level 15

@staciepeters72 you don't add that as income. child support is not reported on your tax return; you don't pay tax on it,

staciepeters72Author

Level 2

It’s not child support. It’s just what we agreed on. It comes out of his account and gets deposited into mine

Level 15

Is your agreement in writing?

In one post you said the money "comes out of his paycheck" and in another post you said it "comes out of his account." Which is it? How exactly does the money get into your bank account? Does his employer deposit it directly to your bank account, or does the father set up a transfer from his bank account to yours?

Depending on your answers, there may be more questions.

Level 15

What is it? Child Support or Alimony? Or....? You don't enter Child Support. You might need to enter Alimony if your divorce was before 2018.

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@VolvoGirl before 1.1.19 - not prior to 2018 😀

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I knew 2018 was in there.....executed by December 31, 2018

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/spouse-partner/need-report-alimony-received-former-spouse/L2uPI8nEJ_US_en_US?uid=loxnqrn1