Where do I enter Alimony paid ?

[ChelseaS]

To enter alimony you paid last year in TurboTax, please take the steps below. 

• Sign into TurboTax Online
• Click Taxes > Tax Timeline > Take me to my return.
• Click on the Federal Taxes tab > Deductions & Credits sub-tab
• Click to show all tax breaks
• Scroll down until you see Other Deductions and Credits and click Show More.
• Click Start next to Alimony.
• Proceed through the interview to enter your alimony paid. 

Please see the following FAQ article for additional information. https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/5124109

[Cts5678]

I'm  using TT 2019 standard (not free) edition. I  said yes I paid alimony, entered the amount, specified  ex's ssn, specified a divorce date in 2013, it says I'm  not eligible  to deduct alimony. IRS says even if I have to take standard deduction,  I  should be able to deduct alimony paid. What's  the deal?

[DoninGA]

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@Cts5678  wrote:

I'm  using TT 2019 standard (not free) edition. I  said yes I paid alimony, entered the amount, specified  ex's ssn, specified a divorce date in 2013, it says I'm  not eligible  to deduct alimony. IRS says even if I have to take standard deduction,  I  should be able to deduct alimony paid. What's  the deal?

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If you are using any of the online editions for 2019, entering Alimony Paid in the Deductions and Credits/Other Deductions and Credits section of the program there is no error if you enter the recipient's name, Social Security number, amount paid and the Date of original divorce or separation agreement prior to 12/31/2018.

[macuser_22]

Be sure that the date is before 2018 AND the question that asks if the decree was modified after 2018 must be answered NO.   

[Cts5678]

Aha!

The non-free download TT 2019 (V2019.41.8.190) doesn't pose "...the question that asks if the decree was modified after 2018" .

All it has is name of recipient, amount, recipient ssn and date of divorce or separation.

There's the bug.

Thanks for letting me know.

[macuser_22]

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@Cts5678  wrote:

Aha!

The non-free download TT 2019 (V2019.41.8.190) doesn't pose "...the question that asks if the decree was modified after 2018" .

All it has is name of recipient, amount, recipient ssn and date of divorce or separation.

There's the bug.

Thanks for letting me know.

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It does for me - see screenshots below:

Delete and re-enter.

[rgeib1]

I don't know, I entered all the appropriate information which is prior to 2018. It still did not make the deduction. 

[DaveF1006]

Your alimony payments will not show up as a deduction but will be reported on line 31 in Schedule 1 on your return. It appears as an ​​​​Adjustment to Income rather than a deduction.  

[rgeib1]

Thank you. This program should be automatically opening the sub-window to the form(s) where information may be entered and the deduction appears when completed. Not very user-friendly if one has to go search and use this forum.

[ColeenD3 · Accepted solution]

To enter your alimony payments:

1. Sign in to TurboTax and open or continue your return.
2. Click  and search for alimony paid.
3. Select the Jump to link in the search results.
4. Answer Yes on the Did you pay alimony to a former spouse in 2019? screen and follow the onscreen instructions.

You can deduct alimony paid to a former spouse as long the divorce or separation agreement is executed by December 31, 2018.

Alimony payments resulting from agreements executed after that date can no longer be deducted due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that Congress signed into law on December 22, 2017. The same holds true for agreements modified after 2018 if the new version specifically states that the TCJA treatment of nondeductible alimony payments now applies.

[robertjakejacobs]

I totally agree!!!!!!  There is nothing in the mac download that asks for alimony. You have to go find it in forms and enter it manually!!!

[DoninGA]

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@robertjakejacobs wrote:

I totally agree!!!!!!  There is nothing in the mac download that asks for alimony. You have to go find it in forms and enter it manually!!!

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To enter alimony paid -

• Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
• Click on Deductions and Credits
• Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
• Scroll down to Other Deductions and Credits
• On Alimony Paid, click the start or update button

Or enter alimony paid in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to alimony paid

Alimonies for divorces and separations finalized after 2018 are no longer taxable or deductible.

[macuser_22]

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@robertjakejacobs wrote:

I totally agree!!!!!!  There is nothing in the mac download that asks for alimony. You have to go find it in forms and enter it manually!!!

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You do not need to enter it manually.  It is in "Deductions & Credits".