tax help

CA
When paying child support is there any tax breaks that I can get. Can i write off support payments in any way/

The support payments are not deductible; however, you are entitled to the dependency exemption for the children: (1)if your ex agrees, or (2) if your divorce decree gives you the right to it. For the details, see IRS Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax, which you can download at the IRS site at: [url]http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/forms_pubs/index.html.[/url]

Thank you for first respone. I should have added never married to mother. does this help.

I don’t know if the fact that you and the mother were not married helps, but it does change the rule. In that case, you may take the dependency exemption for the children if you provide more than half their support. See Publication 17 for the definitions of what is and what is not support, and for a form you can use to determine if you provide more than half.