Line 2a – Alimony Received
Under federal law, the TCJA, alimony and separate maintenance payments are not includable in the income of the receiving spouse, if made under any divorce or separation agreement executed after December 31, 2018, or executed on or before December 31, 2018 and modified after that date (if the modification expressly provides that the amendments apply). California law does not conform. If you received alimony not included in your federal income, enter the alimony received in column C.
If you are a nonresident alien and received alimony not included in your federal income, enter the alimony on this line in column C.