do i have to pay taxes on alimony i receive?
439218
The federal government considers it income so yes to federal taxes.  I'm not sure if your specific state does or not.  Ohio considers alimony income.
1090752
If you filed jointly, the check will be made out to both of you - you'll  both need to endorse it .    SOOO - take your half  OR if it applies only to her - let her have it in good faith - the divorce could be nasty if you don't. Also, have her sign a receipt for what she gets.
283364
That depends.  If the cash was to pay off certain items or to share your 1/2 of the assets, then no.  If it's for some sort of back pay for spousal support, then you do have to claim it.
131701
Yes . . . unless you divorced . . . and any shared debts that has occurred while married you will still have to pay off.
265081
No you do not have to pay any tax to the IRS for that.  It is like you using a coupon to buy groceries, you don't pay the IRS the tax on the money you saved.
275204
You don't have to own property to have a state tax lien. Basically what it means is he has unpaid state income taxes that are past due.  The state will put a "lien" on you which means they can take any federal tax return money you may get, or "attach" any property or income you have coming in the future until the past due taxes have been paid.  They can actually go and attach or garnish your wages until it's paid off too. Since you are his wife, they can garnish your wages too.  Employers tend to get upset with this stuff and in some states can even fire you for it.  I would contact your state tax collection people (you can look in the phone book under "(your state name)_______ State Income Tax")and find out exactly how much you owe.  Usually you can make an arrangement with them to pay it off in payments. As long as it's outstanding, you are getting hit with penalties and interest too, which can turn a relatively small amount into a HUGE debt in a very short time.   Trying to get anything on credit will be next to impossible also with that on your credit report.  The sooner you take care of it, the better!
801822
Will this affect any alimony you get? If he loses his job will you lose too?\n\nGetting revenge is not always as sweet as it seems. Make sure you know what your doing.
1132601
Read your divorce decree.  The person who suggested getting your support obligation modified was confusing child support and alimony.  Your requirement to pay spousal support is found only in the divorce decree and not in any law.
588331
You need to check with your state of residency.  Some states require couples to be married a minumum amount of time before either party would be eligible for alimony from the other.  You said she WANTS alimony,  which suggests to me that it hasn't been granted just yet.  I hope that you have an attorney,  because from the sounds of it,  you are going to need one.  There are so many factors the law takes into consideration when choosing to grant or not grant alimony.  Does she work?  Was she ever working during the course of the marriage?  By the marriage ending,  is she going to be far worse off financially?  Good luck  (and yes,  wanting one's independence but demanding alimony doesn't seem hypocritical in my eyes).....\n\nand BTW,  in response to the second poster's comment,  YES,  there ARE women who pay alimony to men.  Alimony is not child support.  It's spousel support that continues after two people are no longer married.
100700
yes you still have to pay taxes. Just not on the money you put into the 401k.  Also if i were you id put as much as your employor matches then put the rest in to a roth ira if your younger especially
56909
It will be listed in the QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order). Typically, if your ex-wife had no retirement assets of her own, the QDRO would require you to transfer one half of your accumulated retirement assets to her. this percentage is not written in stone and your QDRO could be different. If by "retirement benefits" you are referring to a pension or other defined benefit type plan, the QDRO will also spell out how that would be treated. If your divorce is complete your attorney should be able to help you decipher the QDRO.\n\nAlso, child support payments are only made as long as the child is a minor, unless some other circumstance (i.e. a special needs child) causes the judge to alter the norm.
864955
Amount of tax would depend on what other income you have and your filing status.  If you're married filing joint, with no other income other than social security, you wouldn't pay federal tax.  If you're single, would pay some but not a lot. \n\nState taxes would depend on where you live.  \n\nFees would depend on where your 401K is.  Most of the time, wouldn't be any.
415368
It depends if your state has community property law.  If it does than his debt is now your debt as well and you will be responsible to pay for it.  If you do not live in a community property state than file and injured spouse form and you will get your share of the taxes. You can also file separate.  Best advice is to let them take your share until all of the back child support is caught up.  As soon at that happens the garnishments on his paycheck won't be as much because he will just be paying current support.
461960
yes but not directly.  There's a pass through site that handles the payments.  the IRS's site has info on it.
120339
SI assume she recieves Social Security.  ocial Security by itself is not taxable.  If she has other taxable income, then part of her Social Security may be taxable too.  So, its probably because she has other taxable income.
580364
Yes.  Alimony is ordered by the court.  It only ends if she gets remarried.  If you want a modification, you should file for a hearing before the court for a review.
64269
That a diffent NO.\n\nAccording to the Internal Revenue Code, the parent who pays for more than 50% of the children's expenses (including the children's portion of rent or mortgage, utilities, household food, car gas for transportation, etc.) gets to claim the children as a tax exemption. This is usually the parent with whom the children live more than one-half the year. With that said, under New Mexico domestic relations law, the parents are free to negotiate how to allocate the tax exemptions for children. Keep in mind that child support amounts presume that the parent receiving child support also claims the children as a tax exemption; thus, if you receive child support and you give up the exemptions, you should really be getting more in monthly child support. Also, getting the tax exemptions assumes the receiving parent is working full-time and getting the maximum benefit from the tax exemptions.