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Mandatory consideration appeal
I am just about to start an appeal against a mandatory reconsideration. Basically he is self employed, pays a basic wage to himself, hadn't done accounts for 4 years and therefore couldn't submit them to CSA. I told CSA several times that he was self employed, took dividends and had a mortgage of £1200/month, etc. He…
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New Tax-Free Childcare scheme: Will it work for you?
"Almost two million families will receive support for childcare costs under a new scheme, but will you be better off? " Read the full story: New Tax-Free Childcare scheme: Will it work for you? Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New…
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CSA help! Advice please
So me and ex split nearly a yr ago and money for the children has always been hit or miss. There's 5 children all the ex partners and was in a relationship for 15yrs for him to find another so to speak :mad: Anyways I'd decided CSA was poss best route as looking after the children on my own is becoming costly. Plus our…
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Help..Child Support Advice
Hi, Hoping to get some help please. I am the PWC and I have 2 children 12 and 15. I haven't had and child support from the children's father for years.CSA was a nightmare and I eventually gave up. He keeps telling me he has no money and can not give anything towards up keep. He tells me a sob story every time, like him and…
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Child Benefit on £70k
Hi All Following a pay rise, i am now on exactly £70k salary per year. I am trying to find out of the Child Benefit threshold of 70k applies before or after tax - but i can't find an answer Does anyone know? I've trawled though the HMRC site, but its not clear. Any help would be appreciated Cheers.
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Stopping childcare vouchers - advice please
Hi. My son will be going to school in september and unfortunately the before and after school club he will be going to does not accept childcare vouchers. Therefore I am going to have to stop taking them on my current salary sacrifice arrangement. I used the net pay calculator on this site and it suggested I would only…
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Advice Needed
There's a few things I'm needing advice on. First, I have recently went to CSA n my ex is a taxi driver and his earnings at the time were estimated! Can I ask them to review if he has submitted his tax form. Also he has dictated when he has the kids but now, the kids hardly see him because they have training for sports on…
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Advice on paying mortgage for resident parent
Myself and my wife separated and I am currently paying her a privately agreed maintenance figure as well as the mortgage for our house, which she and chikdren live in and is in my name. I am struggling to get by as things stand and the child maintenance service onine calculator suggests I should be paying a lot less than I…
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csa and d.o.d.
hi all hoping can get some advice , any at all would be great... for the last 10 years huby has paid regular csa payments.... but have built up arrears over time due to lapses in re assesments and the csa telling us to pay what we can afford, which then works out to be too little.... anyway last year hub changed jobs and…
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Change from CSA 1 to new rules.
My partner pay the mother of his child direct even though the case was opened in 1998 so I assume it will be on CSA1. He has always paid above what the csa stated but is now on benefits and has been for the last 3 years and could do to pay a bit less. If he lowers the payment and his ex closes the case and re opens under…
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CSA1, wait to migrate to 2012 scheme, or reassess now.
Hi all, Newly registered but been reading these forums awhile now, hopefully someone can help me. I'm the NRP, and have been on CSA 1 since 2001. I have a voluntary arrangement with my Son's Mother where I pay her £240 maintenance each month, this is paid 'cash-in-hand', as it will effect her claim for Child Tax Credits…
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Diversions/Variations
Can anyone advise which regs apply now? We have a CSA1 case which is going to tribunal due to a re-assessment decision made 2012/2013. An application for variation has been made and we do not know which regs apply - have seen that Child Support (Variation) Regs 2000 superceded early Departure regs. This was still while…
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Childcare Voucher Query
Hi, hope someone can help. I’m claiming child care vouchers at £124 a month as the person setting it up said I was a higher rate tax payer. Before salary sacrifices (additional pension and childcare vouchers) I was on £37K/pa which I didn’t realise classed me a higher rate tax payer. This would mean I only qualify for…
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Overpayments and Arrears trouble
Hi I am the NRP in a CSA case that's been going on for years. I have promptly paid on time, always. A few years back, I discovered that my two eldest children were working. I contacted the CSA and informed them of this, and their response was that they would contact the PWC to confirm this. Of course, she didn't confirm…
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How can this be right?
Hi, I have recently been re-assessed under CSA1 and been told it will be nil, the same as it has been for years. However, I received a call from CSA today stating that the PWC has closed the case. Later today PWC called me saying that I earn “loads” and that she’s going to “get hundreds off me” by re-opening the case under…
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What is going on with my case? Put on hold...
I have had a case open with the CSA now for what seems like ages. My ex denied paternity and then refused a DNA test. Finally they tracked him down at his current job and did a maintenance calculation, and he is already in arrears now. This was about a month ago. I was told they would then give him 2 weeks to make contact…
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Another story i think is worth telling.
Again, happened a while ago, but it annoyed me at the time so i thought id post it. Two things you learn working at the CSA, some nrp's ( both men and women ) just do not want to pay for their children, might seem obvious if you have a case with us, especially a non compliant case, but the sheer number of people who flat…
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CSA beaten....get in!!!
12 months ago I was having 40% of my wage taken via a DEO, despite the fact this did not leave enough money to pay my rent or feed my children the CSA were not interested so I had no option but to quit my job. Fast forward 12 months and I am now self employed earning 3 times as much as I did when I was employed and the…
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CSA overpayments court looming!!! HELP
when my sons mum started a csa claim I filled in all forms correctly. I stated that I have my son 50% equal share. At the time my sons mum lied and said it was 60 - 40 in her favour. They never asked me to provide evidence and just took her word for it. This was back in 2011. Only just at the end of 2013 when I brought the…
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Payments to Ex after 1 leaves for Uni
Hi All Hoping someone out there can advise me. I'm divorced with 2 children living with their Mum. I've paid my maintenance (now at £59pw) as calculated on the CSA web site with no problems. Now My eldest is looking to go to Uni in the summer, I've offered to pay direct to her, her £50pw to help cover her costs while still…