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fasteddie577
Level 6
March 14, 2020
Question

Divorce Assets

My sister got divorced in 2019. Does she have to report the assets or cash she received from her divorce?No retirement accounts were involved. Thank you. 

 

State of residence: Texas.

3 replies

Level 15
March 14, 2020

Generally speaking, cash and property divided in a divorce is not taxable income or tax deductible to either party.  However, if she received certain tax privileged assets, such as a distribution from the spouse’s 401K through a qualified domestic relations order (QDR0), she has a limited number of options of what to do with that money, some of which involve paying tax. If she received a (QDR0) she would also have received a 1099 form from the trustee.

fasteddie577
Level 6
March 14, 2020

Thank you very much. 

MaryK4
Alumni - Intuit
March 14, 2020

No, property settlements from a divorce are NOT taxable income.

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