Ted and Alice were divorced in January 2018. The provisions of the divorce decreeand Alices's obligations follow:1. Transfer the title in their resort condo to Ted. At the time of the transfer, thecondo had a basis to Alice of $95,000, a fair market value of $115,000; it was subjectto a mortgage of $85,000.2. Alice is to make the mortgage paynents for 17 years regardless of how long Tedlives. Alice paid $12,000 in 2020.3. Alice is to pay Ted $1,000 per month, beginning in 2018, for 10 years or until Teddies. Of this amount, $500 is designated as child support. Alice made five paymentsof $900 each in 2021 (January - May).What is the amount of alimony from his settlement that is includible in Ted's grossincome for 2021?

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Ted and Alice were divorced in January 2018. The provisions of the divorce decree and Alices's obligations follow: 1. Transfer the title in their resort condo to Ted. At the time of the transfer, the condo had a basis to Alice of $95,000, a fair market value of $115,000; it was subjec to a mortgage of $85,000. 2. Alice is to make the mortgage payments for 17 years regardless of how long Ted lives. Alice paid $12,000 in 2020. 3. Alice is to pay Ted $1,000 per month, beginning in 2018, for 10 years or until Ted dies. Of this amount, $500 is designated as child support. Alice made five payments of $900 each in 2021 (January - May). What is the amount of alimony from his settlement that is includible in Ted's gross income for 2021?

Ted and Alice were divorced in January 2018. The provisions of the divorce decree and Alices's obligations follow: 1. Transfer the title in their resort condo to Ted. At the time of the transfer, the condo had a basis to Alice of $95,000, a fair market value of $115,000; it was subjec to a mortgage of $85,000. 2. Alice is to make the mortgage payments for 17 years regardless of how long Ted lives. Alice paid $12,000 in 2020. 3. Alice is to pay Ted $1,000 per month, beginning in 2018, for 10 years or until Ted dies. Of this amount, $500 is designated as child support. Alice made five payments of $900 each in 2021 (January - May). What is the amount of alimony from his settlement that is includible in Ted's gross income for 2021?

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