I want to go self-employed, how would this affect my CSA payments?
Hi, I have been involved with the csa since 1998 when we split up. She automatically got the csa involved. I have been on the old system ever since. I have had to leave jobs in the past because the csa said I owed to much money, they made a miss-calculation on my earnings and I paid the price, that was in 2000. Now I am doing ok, I still pay through the csa, and don’t mind paying, I just wish it was fair.
Fortunately I have a great relationship with my child, my child is now 15 years old. I have a partner but we do not live together as her money would be calculated into my payments for my child. My ex has been married, now divorced, and has had as many as five different live-in lovers, yet their money does not get taken into account of csa payments. The more I earn, the more she gets, if I pay more off my mortgage she gets more money, I am being penalized for success and wanting to better my life, I am 50 years old.
I am now thinking of becoming self-employed, how would this affect my csa payments?
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If you become self employed, csa wouldn’t be able to take any payments the first year as they need a tax calculation to go by, some nrps have had to go this route to reduce cs because of crippling payments.
Brian,
The following link will give you some info cases that commenced before 03/03/03
http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@benefits/documents/digitalasset/dg_198874.pdf
The agency may initially require you to keep to the same arrangements when you become self-employed (pg 12). If, when they look at the change of circumstance, you have recently become self-employed and cannot give full proof of your income, they can ask you to pay up to £30pw.
Any over/under payments accumulated may be backdated once the CSA have all the info they require.
You should note, if the agency believe you have purposely reduced your income in order to avoid paying child support, they can refuse to re calculate your liability.
I agree with you regarding fairness. Although CS1 worked in the favour of some NRP’s, it really does fail others.
Perhaps you should discuss your intentions fully with the PWC, as your child will still need maintaining. Past payments should not cloud the issue, especially if the PWC was in receipt of benefits prior to April 2010 as any CSA collected went all/mainly to the Secretary of State.
chall ~ afairercsaforall