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Tag Archives: Divorce

Divorced, Separated, Married or Widowed This Year? Unpleasant Surprises May Await You at Tax Time

Lake Wylie Tax Service | Bookkeeping | Payroll Service Posted on January 2, 2020 by Lake Wylie Tax Services StaffJanuary 23, 2020

Taxes and DivorceTaxpayers are frequently blindsided when their filing status changes because of a life event such as marriage, divorce, separation or the death of a spouse. These occasions can be stressful or ecstatic times, and the last thing most people will be thinking about are the tax ramifications. But the ramifications are real, and the following are some of the major tax complications for each situation.

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Posted in Life Events | Tagged Death, Divorce, Marriage

Big Tax Changes for Divorce Decrees after 2018

Lake Wylie Tax Service | Bookkeeping | Payroll Service Posted on January 5, 2019 by Lake Wylie Tax Services StaffJanuary 23, 2020

Taxes and DivorceWelcome to 2019 and a delayed provision of the tax reform, also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). For divorce agreements entered into after December 31, 2018, or pre-existing agreements that are modified after that date to expressly provide that alimony received is not included in the recipient’s income, alimony will no longer be deductible by the payer and won’t be income to the recipient.

This is in stark contrast to the treatment of alimony payments under decrees entered into and finalized before the end of 2018, for which alimony will continue to be deductible by the payer and income to the recipient.

Having the alimony treated one way for one segment of the population and the exact opposite for another group of individuals seems unfair and may ultimately make its way into the court system. But in the meantime, parties to a divorce action need to be aware of the change and compensate for it in their divorce negotiations, for a decree entered into after 2018.

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Posted in Life Events, Tax Central | Tagged Divorce, Tax Reform
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