Hillary gets divorced in 2020 and is required to pay her ex-spouse $200 per month until her son reaches 18 years of age in 7 years and $120 per month thereafter. How much of her 2021 payments are deductible as alimony?

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Hillary gets divorced in 2020 and is required to pay her ex-spouse $200 per month until her son reaches 18 years of age in 7 years and $120 per month thereafter. How much of her 2021 payments are deductible as alimony?

 

 
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Alimony refers to the amount that is received periodically by a single person from the ex-husband's wife at the time of getting divorced to take care of their needs. It forms a part of the gross income by the receiver and deductible from gross income by the alimony payer. The child support amount is not classified as alimony. 

 

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