Alimony Question

[Useruser01]

I got divorced four years ago. Our divorce/separation agreement states the following terms:

1. I must pay my ex-wife $1000/month.

2. I must pay for my ex-wife's apartment rent and utilites each month.

3. I must pay for my ex-wife's school tuition.

4. I must pay for my ex-wife's car payments (I had to buy her a new car as stipulated in the divorce/separation agreement) and car insurance.

#1-3 are all dependent on her being a full-time student in college.

For the past four years I have been reporting all the above payments to the IRS each year on my tax return. This includes the cash payments directly to her as well as all the "third party" payments above (rent, utilities, school tuition, car loan, car insurance).

She has only been reporting the $1000 she receives each month as alimony on her tax return ($12,000 annually).

Can anyone with insight tell me who is correct in regards to reporting alimony as taxable income/deduction? Also, she stopped going to school full time last year. Should I just outright stop making my alimony payments to her as stipulated in our divorce/separation agreement?

Bro, you need to ask your questions on this forum: Men's Divorce Forum ? Divorce Tips for Men - Divorce Forum and Child Custody Forum