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<p>Basing the assessment on HMRC data has enabled the Child Maintenance Service to
significantly speed up the processing of new cases which can be key to securing regular
payments. The information provided is the most recent tax year within the last six
years for which they have the complete tax information.</p><p>Many people’s incomes
do not change greatly from year to year and therefore historic income is considered
close enough to a non-resident parent’s current circumstances. Maintenance liabilities
are also assessed via an annual review, which acts as a safeguard to respond to any
significant change in financial circumstances. A calculation may be based upon current
income if earnings can be shown to be at least 25 per cent different to the historic
income figure received from HMRC.</p>
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