topic I got divorced in 2016 and had to pay a $6000.00 settlement to my Ex is that deductible from my income? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-got-divorced-in-2016-and-had-to-pay-a-6000-00-settlement-to-my-ex-is-that-deductible-from-my/01/141121#M10804 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:04:39 GMT jmhogan5000 2019-06-01T07:04:39Z I got divorced in 2016 and had to pay a $6000.00 settlement to my Ex is that deductible from my income? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-got-divorced-in-2016-and-had-to-pay-a-6000-00-settlement-to-my-ex-is-that-deductible-from-my/01/141121#M10804 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:04:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-got-divorced-in-2016-and-had-to-pay-a-6000-00-settlement-to-my-ex-is-that-deductible-from-my/01/141121#M10804 jmhogan5000 2019-06-01T07:04:39Z Not unless the settlement agreement was classified as ali... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/not-unless-the-settlement-agreement-was-classified-as-ali/01/141134#M10808 <P>Not unless the settlement agreement was classified as alimony. </P><P>Most divorce settlements consist of nontaxable and nondeductible property settlement or child support. The one item that can be deducted by the payer is alimony.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:04:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/not-unless-the-settlement-agreement-was-classified-as-ali/01/141134#M10808 Phillip1 2019-06-01T07:04:41Z