Richard and Alice are divorced and under the terms of their written divorce agreement signed on December 30, 2015, Richard was required to pay Alice $1,500 per month of which $600 was designated as child support. He made 12 such payments in 2020. Additionally, Richard voluntarily paid Alice $1,200 per month for 12 months of 2020, no portion of which was designated as child support. Assuming that Alice has no other income, her tax return for 2020 should show gross income of: a. $18,000 b. $10,800 c. $7,200 d. $0 e. None of these

Richard and Alice are divorced and under the terms of their written divorce agreement signed on December 30, 2015, Richard was required to pay Alice $1,500 per month of which $600 was designated as child support. He made 12 such payments in 2020. Additionally, Richard voluntarily paid Alice $1,200 per month for 12 months of 2020, no portion of which was designated as child support. Assuming that Alice has no other income, her tax return for 2020 should show gross income of: a. $18,000 b. $10,800 c. $7,200 d. $0 e. None of these

SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019

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ISBN:9780357233306

Author:Maloney

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Chapter3: Computing The Tax

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