Filing Taxes After Divorce: Tax Tips and Deductions for 2025

Could these overlooked tax breaks after divorce save you money?

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If you're ending your marriage, filing taxes after divorce can be challenging. First, if you haven't already done so, you need to file a new W-4 form with your employer to adjust the amount withheld from your paycheck.

But that's not all. You might also be facing alimony payments, child custody arrangements, home sales, and other divorce-related issues that can affect your taxes.

To help with these issues, here are several tax tips and potential tax breaks to consider when filing taxes after ending your marriage.

Kevin McCormally
Chief Content Officer, Kiplinger Washington Editors
McCormally retired in 2018 after more than 40 years at Kiplinger. He joined Kiplinger in 1977 as a reporter specializing in taxes, retirement, credit and other personal finance issues. He is the author and editor of many books, helped develop and improve popular tax-preparation software programs, and has written and appeared in several educational videos. In 2005, he was named Editorial Director of The Kiplinger Washington Editors, responsible for overseeing all of our publications and Web site. At the time, Editor in Chief Knight Kiplinger called McCormally "the watchdog of editorial quality, integrity and fairness in all that we do." In 2015, Kevin was named Chief Content Officer and Senior Vice President.
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