Tax Issues in a Divorce
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Tax Basics
During and immediately following a divorce, unique tax issues come up. Here are some of the common ones.
Here are five tax issues you'll want to address if you're getting a divorce.
Find out whether you should (or can) file taxes jointly or separately during a divorce.
If you sell the family home during or after a divorce, you probably won't have to pay capital gains tax. There are exceptions.
Can you "write-off" the cost of your divorce lawyer? Usually, the IRS says no.
Get the answers to a variety of questions about how divorce affects taxes.
Taxes on Family Support
Learn about tax issues involved with alimony (spousal support) and child support payments.
Individuals going through a divorce must consider that child support or alimony they are paying or receiving is taxable or tax deductible.
Generally, the paying spouse deducts alimony payment from their taxes, but there are exceptions.
In order to qualify as a tax deduction, spousal support payments must be made within certain guidelines.