Are alimony payments deductible for the payor?

In Kansas, alimony payments are generally not deductible for the payor. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated the deductibility of alimony payments across the United States, and this includes payments made in Kansas. The tax law change applies to any agreement made after December 31, 2018, so if the agreement was made before that date, alimony payments may still be deductible. There are certain situations in which alimony payments may still be deductible from federal taxes in Kansas. If the agreement was made under a pre-existing court order before 2019, or if the payment is not designated as alimony, then the payor may be able to deduct the payments. The IRS considers payments made as part of a divorce settlement or separation agreement to still be considered alimony, so those payments are not deductible. Before the tax law change in 2017, alimony payments were deductible for the payor. This allowed for payors to lower their taxable income, as well as increase the amount of tax liability for the recipient. Now that alimony payments are no longer deductible, the payor must pay the full amount of federal taxes on the payments, and the recipient does not need to report the payments as taxable income.

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