Under the Alimony Rules

question 8

Multiple Choice

Under the alimony rules:

• A) To determine whether a cash payment is alimony, one must consult the state laws that define alimony.
• B) A person who receives a property division has experienced an increase in wealth and thus should be subject to tax.
• C) Alimony paid per a 2015 divorce agreement is included in the gross income of the recipient of the payments.
• D) A person who earns $90,000 and pays $20,000 in alimony per a divorce agreement entered into in 2019, is allowed to deduct the $20,000.
• E) None of these.

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are excluded from the conscious mind.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Displacement

A defense mechanism in which an individual redirects emotion or reaction from the original source to another target.

Reaction Formation

a psychological defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.