Can I take a tax deduction for child support payments on my tax return?
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child support payments on your tax return. Child support payments are neither taxable to the
recipient on the recipient's tax return, nor
tax deductible by the payer on the payer's tax return. Additionally, any alimony payments that include an element of child support are not
tax deductible on your tax return as to the child support element. If tax deductible alimony payments include
an element of child support and partial payments are made the payments must be credited
first to the non tax deductible child support.
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Related tax
information about child support payments |
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Are child support payments
taxable?
Are alimony payments taxable?
Can I deduct alimony paid to my former
spouse on my tax return?
Itemized Tax Deductions |
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IRS publications about child support:
For additional information, see Tax
Topic
422, Nontaxable Income, or IRS Publication 525, Taxable and
Nontaxable Income. Also see IRS Publication
17, Your
Federal Income Tax. |
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