Under the Terms of a Divorce Agreement Entered into in 2017

question 73

Multiple Choice

Under the terms of a divorce agreement entered into in 2017, Ron is to pay his former wife Jill $10,000 per month. The payments are to be reduced to $7,000 per month when their 15-year old child reaches age 18.During the current year, Ron paid $120,000 under the agreement.Assuming all of the other conditions for alimony are satisfied, Ron can deduct from gross income (and Jill must include in gross income) as alimony:

• A)$120,000.
• B)$84,000.
• C)$36,000.
• D)$0.
• E)None of these is correct.

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