Joseph Martino, Jr. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
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March 03, 2025
Payments To Ex-Wife Not Tax-Deductible, 11th Circ. Says
A doctor's divorce payments to his ex-wife relating to $3.5 million he agreed to pay her for their home do not qualify as tax-deductible alimony because the couple's divorce agreement did not describe them as alimony, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday, affirming a U.S. Tax Court decision.
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November 19, 2024
Payments To Ex-Wife Clearly Tax-Deductible, 11th Circ. Told
A Georgia man claiming payments he must make to his ex-wife as part of a marital settlement are alimony and therefore tax-deductible reaffirmed his argument to the Eleventh Circuit, saying the court can clearly answer two questions in his favor.
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October 08, 2024
Settlement Payments Not Deductible Alimony, 11th Circ. Told
A divorced man who was ordered by a judge to make $3 million in payments on a past-due settlement to his ex-wife should not be allowed to shield them from tax, the U.S. government told the Eleventh Circuit, saying the payments don't qualify as alimony.
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July 12, 2024
Payments To Ex-Wife Should Be Deductible, 11th Circ. Told
A Georgia man told the Eleventh Circuit on Friday that his payments to his ex-wife as part of a marital settlement should qualify as alimony and therefore be deductible from his federal income taxes, asking the court to reverse a U.S. Tax Court decision.