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- From: pamela@sscux1.ssc.gov (pamela gurd)
- Subject: Re: 1993 income tax rates (combined federal/Ontario)
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- References: <1993Jan20.151659.6958@sq.sq.com> <iq0oXB1w165w@oneb2.almanac.bc.ca> <1993Jan22.051622.4947@sq.sq.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:03:33 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.051622.4947@sq.sq.com> dave@lsuc.on.ca (David Sherman) writes:
- >In article <iq0oXB1w165w@oneb2.almanac.bc.ca> lisa@oneb2.almanac.bc.ca writes:
- >
- >>b) A girlfriend who is recently separated from her husband is under
- >> the impression that if her ex were to pay her child support in *annual*
- >> lump sum payments, he would not be able to declare those lump sum
- >> payments for child support deductions. Is this true? (He would of course,
- >> be able to declare deductions for child support payments made on a monthly
- >> basis.)
- >
- >It's correct if it's clear that these are lump sum payments and not support.
- >That will require interpreting the agreement or court order. Generally,
- >if payments are "periodic" they take on the deductible/taxable status.
- >
- It seems to me from Lisa's wording that these payments are, indeed,
- support. Also, annual payments are still "periodic" - just with a
- longer period. My lawyer thought annual payments would still be
- taxable for me (besides being impossible for my ex- to get together.)
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- Pam.
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