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Car Allowance & Commission - CSA
Catangar
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Hi All
I searched high and low to find out whether CSA was calculated against income like a car allowance and commission which isnt guaranteed and the good news is it is. Please find below confirmation from CSA of this. My ex has a personal car loan which is also deducted from his payslip but this still counts as is a benefit. PM me if you would like a physical copy of this email.
Mail sent 31/08/2010
Dear Madam
Thank you for your email to the Child Support Agency.
Any income that your ex partner receives, as long as this is taxable income, is used in an assessment when completing a child support payment calculation. This will include an allowance paid to your ex partner for a company car, as long as he pays tax on the amount that is paid as an allowance, if the amount is tax free then this will not be included in any maintenance calculation. Loans or debts that your ex partner has are not taken into consideration when working out child support, unless they are from a period before the break up occurred. This is called a variation and the rules are as follows:
To qualify for a variation, the debt must have been incurred for the benefit of:
· The non resident parent and the person with care; or
· Any qualifying child and any other child in the household (except a child where the person with care is not that child’s parent); or
· The person with care, but only if the non-resident parent remains legally liable for repayment of all or part of the debt.
Debts what could qualify for a variation include, for example, those, which were incurred:
· To purchase furniture or computer equipment; or
· A family holiday; or
· Home decorations/alterations.
If the non-resident parent continues to enjoy the benefit of the item or service, which gave rise to the debt, the application will be excluded.
If you require any further information, please contact the National Help Line on 08457 133133, or for those who are hard of hearing and have a text-phone, please contact: 08457 138 924. We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm and Saturdays from 9am to 5pm.
Regards
Stephen Kiah
National Helpline
Liverpool
Child Support Agency
08457 133133
I searched high and low to find out whether CSA was calculated against income like a car allowance and commission which isnt guaranteed and the good news is it is. Please find below confirmation from CSA of this. My ex has a personal car loan which is also deducted from his payslip but this still counts as is a benefit. PM me if you would like a physical copy of this email.
Mail sent 31/08/2010
Dear Madam
Thank you for your email to the Child Support Agency.
Any income that your ex partner receives, as long as this is taxable income, is used in an assessment when completing a child support payment calculation. This will include an allowance paid to your ex partner for a company car, as long as he pays tax on the amount that is paid as an allowance, if the amount is tax free then this will not be included in any maintenance calculation. Loans or debts that your ex partner has are not taken into consideration when working out child support, unless they are from a period before the break up occurred. This is called a variation and the rules are as follows:
To qualify for a variation, the debt must have been incurred for the benefit of:
· The non resident parent and the person with care; or
· Any qualifying child and any other child in the household (except a child where the person with care is not that child’s parent); or
· The person with care, but only if the non-resident parent remains legally liable for repayment of all or part of the debt.
Debts what could qualify for a variation include, for example, those, which were incurred:
· To purchase furniture or computer equipment; or
· A family holiday; or
· Home decorations/alterations.
If the non-resident parent continues to enjoy the benefit of the item or service, which gave rise to the debt, the application will be excluded.
If you require any further information, please contact the National Help Line on 08457 133133, or for those who are hard of hearing and have a text-phone, please contact: 08457 138 924. We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm and Saturdays from 9am to 5pm.
Regards
Stephen Kiah
National Helpline
Liverpool
Child Support Agency
08457 133133
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