Income Tax Fundamentals 2020 (with Intuit Proconnect Tax Online)
38th Edition
ISBN: 9780357108239
Author: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus-Buller, Steven Gill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 28P
Arlen is required by his 2019 divorce agreement to pay alimony of $2,000 a month and child support of $ 2,000 a month to his ex-wife Jane. What is the tax treatment of these two payments for Arlen? What is the tax treatment of these two payments for Jane?
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