In: Accounting
Research the tax treatment for each of the following income items:
7. Divorce payments: Alimony vs. Child Support vs. Property Division
10. Consulting income
11. Non-cash transactions (barter systems)
Divorce Payments: Alimony
The person paying alimony are tax deductible. But, payments received by former spouse are part of taxable deductable and form part of incme of the receiver.
Divorce Payments: Child Support
Payments made for welfare of child are not deductible for the payer but the same is treated as tax free income in hands of recipient.
Divorce Payments: Property Division
Transfers of property between former spouses in case of marriage dissolution are non taxable. However, the same is not applicable when the recipient is a non-resident.
Consulting Income
Firstly, one is to distinguish whether the said income is generated as an employee or as a self employed consultant, ie, working for multiple companies. Assuming the question is in context of self employed consulted then, the tax payer would be treated as self-employed independent contractor in eyes of IRS.The IRS provides Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals to help you calculate quarterly tax payments.
Non-cash transactions (barter systems):
Bartering is exchange of products and services without any exchange of cash. In case of such scenarios the fair market value of such product /services aare to be reported as income of both parties.