In California, if you make alimony payments, you are allowed to deduct them from your state income regardless of when the Marriage settlement agreement was signed.
How do I take the deduction?
To take a deduction on your California return for your alimony payments, please follow the steps below.
- Federal
- Deductions
- Choose to select your forms, then press continue
- Adjustments to Income
- Alimony Paid
- Enter your alimony payment and date of agreement, then press continue
- State
- Edit your CA state return
- Basic Information
- Additional Personal Information
- List the name of the person you paid alimony to, then press continue to save your deduction
Additional Information
For further information regarding this deduction, please click here.