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Are child support and spousal support tax-deductible?

April 26, 2017child support spousal support tax-deductible

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Are child support and spousal support tax-deductible?

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Child support is not tax-deductible. You would be supporting your child whether you were divorced or not. Spousal support is tax-deductible. When proposing your support figures, you need to base it on after-tax needs. You then work backwards to determine the before-tax proposal.