topic My ex girlfriend has custody of daughter but i paid over 5,000.00 in child support i was told i could claim. where do i add that? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

My ex girlfriend has custody of daughter but i paid over 5,000.00 in child support i was told i could claim. where do i add that?

dudley98 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:58:09 GMT

TomD8 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:58:11 GMT

Whoever told you that was incorrect. Child support payments are NOT deductible by the payer nor taxable to the recipient.

dudley98 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:58:13 GMT

when i was looking for tax sites it said anything over 5,000 gave you a 1,200 credit

TomD8 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:58:15 GMT

dudley98 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:58:16 GMT

Thank you!