How do I report Spousal Support paid in 2025?

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From the IRS

Deducting alimony paid. Alimony is deductible by the

payer, and the recipient must include it in income if you

entered into a divorce or separation agreement on or be-

fore December 31, 2018. Alimony paid is not deductible if

you entered into a divorce or separation agreement on or

before December 31, 2018, and the agreement is

changed after December 31, 2018, to expressly provide

that alimony received is not included in your former spou-

se’s income. Alimony paid is not deductible if you entered

into a divorce or separation agreement after December

31, 2018.

To enter alimony paid in 2025:

Go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Other Deductions and Credits>Alimony Paid

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You can deduct alimony paid to a former spouse as long as the divorce or separation agreement was executed by December 31, 2018.  If it was executed after that date then spousal support (alimony) is not deductible on a federal tax return.

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