Carers Taxable or not

MDMD

The basic amount is taxable

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim76210

Any additional child dependency is amount is not taxable

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim76102

starfish10

Carers allowance – include any amount for a dependent adult but ignore any amount for a dependent child. This is not very clear then

Tigsteroonie

MDMD wrote: »

The basic amount is taxable

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim76210

Any additional child dependency is amount is not taxable

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim76102

I didn't know you could get Dependency allowances, presumably because these were closed before our claim.

Darksparkle wrote: »

It was the old child dependency payment that wasn't taxable. Ended for new claims in 2003.

This doesn't sound like what the R40 is referring to though.

Yes, I would have expected something like the R40 to be clearer if they are referring to the Dependency additions and not just general Carer's Allowance.

Appreciate the responses everybody.

starfish10

If you read the guidance in the notes it is under the heading of Total of other taxable state benefits and then gives notes about each one. Have a read R40 notes 2014 2.5 and see.

Tigsteroonie

starfish10 wrote: »

If you read the guidance in the notes it is under the heading of Total of other taxable state benefits and then gives notes about each one. Have a read R40 notes 2014 2.5 and see.

That's exactly what we are reading, and it's the bit I've highlighted that is raising the query.

Carer’s Allowance – Include any amount for a dependent adult but ignore any amount for a dependent child