LdiJ
Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? irrelevant for this thread.
On your previous thread, which was closed, you received some advice that your alimony was not alimony in the eyes of the IRS. I recommended that you use caution in determining that, and that you get a tax professional to research it for you.
This reason why I advised this is because you need someone to do the research and take a position on it by signing your tax return. This is not a simple situation and before you stop putting the money on your tax return as income, you need a tax professional signing that return and accepting liability for it as well.
I am not sure whether its alimony for IRS purposes or not. I do know that you should not take the risk of not including it on your tax return unless you have a tax professional willing to accept the liability of signing off on your return.
On your previous thread, which was closed, you received some advice that your alimony was not alimony in the eyes of the IRS. I recommended that you use caution in determining that, and that you get a tax professional to research it for you.
This reason why I advised this is because you need someone to do the research and take a position on it by signing your tax return. This is not a simple situation and before you stop putting the money on your tax return as income, you need a tax professional signing that return and accepting liability for it as well.
I am not sure whether its alimony for IRS purposes or not. I do know that you should not take the risk of not including it on your tax return unless you have a tax professional willing to accept the liability of signing off on your return.