Please Help

staceydaisy

If my partner is self employed how do they work out the amount of CS you have to pay.

please help as i think we are overpaying and need this sorting

DUTR

staceydaisy wrote: »

If my partner is self employed how do they work out the amount of CS you have to pay.

please help as i think we are overpaying and need this sorting

How can you think you are over paying? 15% net is the norm for 1 child up to 25% net, so if you are paying between £30-300 per week for 1 child and £50-500 for 3 children or more, then it is about right.

Have a look at the CSA calculator to get some idea of a suggested payment.

kelloggs36

Based on his pre-tax profits they then calculate the tax and national insurance and then work out net weekly income from there. Did you send in your self-assessment forms or accounts?

staceydaisy

yes we have a profit from self emplyed figure come back from out self assessment. thank you

I come on here as its the only place i know to get advice. We have a child of our own and we are struggling and cannot afford to be paying more than we should be

I am grateful for any help recieved

kelloggs36

Take your annual pre-tax profits, take off tax, national insurance. Then using that annual figure, take off any pension contributions you pay, then using what is left, take off 15% and then work out 15% for one child and divide by 52 for the weekly figure, 20% for 2 children and 25% for 3 or more children.

If the weekly net income figure is less than £200, then use the CSA calculator as it will give you the reduced % (I know you pay a flat £5 then the % of the difference after £100 up to £200 per week is different!)

kinksfan

I thought on another post in this same CSA forum someone said that the self emplolyed can easily manipulate their income to reduce the hit, is this not the case?

Dancing_Shoes

kinksfan wrote: »

I thought on another post in this same CSA forum someone said that the self emplolyed can easily manipulate their income to reduce the hit, is this not the case?

There are probably always ways of manipulating income but why would you want to do it?? It is only depriving the children in the long run

kinksfan

agree and didn't want to do this, just exploring if this ability of self employed to manipulate income and CSA payment was a myth or a reality

frugallass

kinksfan wrote: »

I thought on another post in this same CSA forum someone said that the self emplolyed can easily manipulate their income to reduce the hit, is this not the case?

in some cases yes (I speak from experience)

frugallass

Dancing_Shoes wrote: »

There are probably always ways of manipulating income but why would you want to do it?? It is only depriving the children in the long run

Not all NRP's think about their moral obligations.....

My ex wants all his money for himself - to fund his foreign holidays, 3-bed house, sports car, golf, cigarettes, fishing, beer, beer, beer as well as keeping his girlfriend and her kids, and beer

1sue23

You are lucky to get any at all ,my daughters ex claims to be a full times student he is 41 now ,but he still gets to go abroad twice a year for 2 weeks at a time , also a member of a golf club , weekends away playing golf and staying at fancy hotels with girlfriend ,he drives a nice car and seems to be living a rather good life on such a limited income .
When my daughter asked him could he help pay for his daughters new shoes said that is your job because she lives with you ,mind you very good of him he did buy grandaughter a new game last time he came to visit and has promised he will bring her gift back from his holiday when he returns .