topic A QDRO settlement in Retirement tax questions

I pay my exwife part of my pension due to a divorce settlement but it's not considered alimony. Where do I put this payment?

empiref28 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:00:40 GMT

You don't deduct it or report it anywhere on your tax ret...

MargaretL — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:00:42 GMT

You don't deduct it or report it anywhere on your tax return since it is not alimony. A QDRO settlement (an allocation of your retirement due to divorce settlement) is a property transfer to you and is not deducted on your tax return, nor reported.

Had it been specifically defined as alimony in the divorce, you would have been able to deduct it as such. As it is now, it is not deductible nor reported by you. It will be taxable on your ex-spouse's tax return as income.

Thank you

empiref28 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:00:43 GMT

Thank you

A QDRO settlement

NLD3408395 — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:48:00 GMT

i am receiving the QDRO settlement from my ex military spouse, do i claim it as taxable income even thou i dont receive it thru DFAS but as a directly deposit from ex spouse.

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JohnB5677 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:09:02 GMT

A QDRO is not a payment from your ex-spouse. It is a retirement account distribution that is yours and goes directly to you.

It is taxable and should be reported on your tax return. You should receive a 1099-R that would represent the income that you received.

Re: A QDRO settlement

NLD3408395 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:57:47 GMT

Thank you for the comments very helpful, I just need to clarify and or rephrase my question, if an ex military has an allotment going to his ex spouse from his retirement pay and a QDRO was never done to figure out how much he would give her, so there is no 1099 will the ex spouse still have to claim as income on her taxes.

thank you

Re: A QDRO settlement

DavidD66 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:45:21 GMT

If a QDRO was never executed, then no, the ex-spouse would not have to claim it as retirement income.