Alimony Arrears

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My spouse is years behind in both alimony and child support thanks to COVID he is actually catching up since he gets unemployment and other pluses. He still owes $20,000 I was divorced in 2010. My question is since this amount is arrears and significant compared to the $17.00 a month I was getting it hurts my overall income instead of helping with the tax I owe on it. Do I have to pay on the arrears or only on the amount he actually owes for the year?

ThomasM125

Alumni - Intuit

You just pay tax on the alimony you actually receive during the year.

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Bekahmk78

Level 2

When was your divorce? I know you said years behind and I am not a tax expert, but based on Turbotax's own knowledge article, the tax laws on this have changed. So just in case you were divorced after Jan 2019- Read this article

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/marriage/filing-taxes-after-a-divorce-is-alimony-taxable/L3RVrBfu7