Question

John and Mary Johnson were divorced in January 2018. By terms of their divorce decree John had to pay alimony to Mary at the rate of $50,000 in 2018, $25,000 in 2019, and zero in 2020. For the first three years of the agreement, determine what portions of the payments are deductible by John and includible in Mary's gross income.

Answer 1

$0 for both of them

Step-by-step explanation:

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 excluded the deduction of alimony payment. This means that any alimony payment made to a spouse (if the divorce was settled after January 1, 2018) is not deductible anymore. nor it will be included in the gross income of the spouse that receives it. Basically, the IRS doesn't consider them anymore.