Fred is required to pay wilma $12,000 of alimony each year until their child turns 18. at that time, the payment will be reduced to $10,000 per year. in year 3, in accordance with the divorce agreement, fred paid $6,000 directiy to wilma and $6,000 directiy to the iaw schooi wilma is attending. what amount of the payments received in year 3 is income to wilma? a. $6,000 b. $10,000 c. $12,000 d. $0 23

c. $12,000

Explanation:

In this question, we assume the Fred and Wilma divorced in year i.e before 2019. Since in the question, it is given that the Fred paid $6,000 Wilma and $6,000 directly to the Law school Wilma is attending i.e not related to the child

Both payments are related to Wilma  so we consider these payments and reflects the received payment which equals to

= $6,000 + $6,000

= $12,000

All other information which is given is not relevant. Hence, ignored it

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