How do you claim support payments from a father to a daughter not living with him

[JAN_S]

How does a father claim support pymts for a daughter not living with him

Live in KY
Complicated but here goes... 24 year old father, made less than $12,000 in 2004, paid $3015 in support payments. He paid through the whole year but the support agreement was finalized in October 2004. He is noncustodial and gave up his parental rights in the aggreement at the insistance of the mother. Can he claim this support as a deduction? How do you do that on the tax return, he is doing the return himself. Also if the baby's social security # is needed and the mother will not give it to him what can he do?
Thanks for the input.

 

[LdiJ]

Live in KY
Complicated but here goes... 24 year old father, made less than $12,000 in 2004, paid $3015 in support payments. He paid through the whole year but the support agreement was finalized in October 2004. He is noncustodial and gave up his parental rights in the aggreement at the insistance of the mother. Can he claim this support as a deduction? How do you do that on the tax return, he is doing the return himself. Also if the baby's social security # is needed and the mother will not give it to him what can he do?
Thanks for the input.

Child support cannot be claimed as a deduction for tax purposes.

 

[JAN_S]

Do you state how much money was spent on child supporton tax returns?

If you can't use the amount given to the mother as a deduction are you supposed to put the amount anywhere on the tax return forms at all?
I thought that the one who pays support can get the taxes assessed for that value back and the one recieving the money has to pay taxes claiming it as income?

 

[LdiJ]

If you can't use the amount given to the mother as a deduction are you supposed to put the amount anywhere on the tax return forms at all?
I thought that the one who pays support can get the taxes assessed for that value back and the one recieving the money has to pay taxes claiming it as income?

Absolutely incorrect. Child support is not income for the recieving parent nor a deduction for the paying parent.

 

[JAN_S]

Thank You LdiJ

for your help