How the Tax Code Taxes Your Alimony in 2026

When a marriage ends, the tax code decides who pays on what. In this episode of The Tax Policy Podcast, Lucas and Luna walk through the tangled history of alimony taxation — from the old 'payments are deductible to the payer, taxable to the recipient' rule to the 2019 overhaul that flipped everything. They unpack the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that ended alimony deductions for new divorces, and why that change quietly shifted bargaining power in divorce negotiations. Then they zoom out: how alimony fits into the broader debate about how the tax code treats household income and the tax consequences of marriage itself. With real numbers on a hypothetical $60,000 annual alimony agreement, they show how the tax impact can differ by tens of thousands over a decade. A focused, practical episode for anyone navigating divorce or simply curious about how tax policy shapes family economics. #AlimonyTax #TaxCutsAndJobsAct #DivorceAndTaxes #SpousalSupport #TaxPolicy #Economics #IndividualTax #TaxDeduction #TaxableIncome #MarriagePenalty #TaxReform #DivorceSettlement #IRS #TaxCode #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TaxPodcast #IncomeTax Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo