Recapture of Excess Alimony Payments

Year One Alimony Payment: $
Year Two Alimony Payment: $
Year Three Alimony Payment: $
Year Four Alimony Payment: $

1. Excess Payment Second Year:
Year 2 payment:
$
- Year 3 payment:
($
+ Section 71 amount:
$15,000)
= YEAR 2 EXCESS PAYMENT:
$
2. Average Unrecaptured Payments Made In Year 2 and 3:
Year 3 payment:
($
+ Year 2 payment:
($
- Year 2 recaptured amount:
$)) / 2
= AVERAGE UNRECAPTURED AMOUNT PAID:
$
3. Excess Payments in First Year:
Year 1 payment:
$
- Average unrecaptured amount:
($
+ Section 71 amount:
$15,000)
= YEAR 1 EXCESS PAYMENT:
$
4. Total Excess Alimony Payments:
Year 1 payment:
$
+ Year 2 payment:
$
= TOTAL EXCESS ALIMONY PAYMENTS:
$
Payee gets deduction on gross income of excess payments.
Payor must report excess payments under gross income on year 3 tax return.

© 2000 John M. Thompson