Records to Keep When You Pay or Receive Spousal Support in an Iowa Divorce

What records you should keep when you pay or receive spousal support payments.

You must keep adequate records if you are paying or receiving spousal support. This point cannot be over-emphasized. Frequently after a divorce, the spouses dispute, or the IRS challenges, the amounts which were actually paid or received. Without adequate documentation, the payer may lose the spousal support tax deduction and be ordered to pay back support if the other spouse makes a claim in court.