Tax credit - Income based JSA

Gray-Fox

I am currently filling in the form for tax credits, and it's asking me to fill in what I earnt from Apr 2009 to Apr 10. For a significant period of this time I was on income based JSA. I don't think I've ever received contribution based JSA, however, this is the ONLY type of JSA the form is asking for.

Should I still enter my income based JSA amount?

[Deleted User]

No, you do not declare the income from IB-JSA as it is not classed as a taxable benefit.

Gray-Fox

FWIW, I got a letter the other day saying I had earnt XXX.XX of taxable benefits from July 26th to September 12 (when I began work), and I believe I was also on income based JSA then too.

Weird.

MrsBartolozzi

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/information__resources/benefits/income-based_jsa.aspx

Is it a taxable benefit?

Income-based JSA is a taxable benefit. However, there are special rules that decide how much of the benefit is taxable. The amounts depend on whether you are claiming as a single person or as a couple. You must tell your tax office when you start getting income-based JSA.


Just to add to the confusion??

alwaysonthego_2

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/information__resources/benefits/income-based_jsa.aspx

Is it a taxable benefit?

Income-based JSA is a taxable benefit. However, there are special rules that decide how much of the benefit is taxable. The amounts depend on whether you are claiming as a single person or as a couple. You must tell your tax office when you start getting income-based JSA.


Just to add to the confusion??

Subs is correct IBJSA is disregarded for the purposes of TC.

MrsBartolozzi

alwaysonthego wrote: »

Subs is correct IBJSA is disregarded for the purposes of TC.

Thanks, that's useful for me to remember for next year.:)