credits or deductions for separated father?

mikemcdeedy100

hi
just wondering if there's any tax credit or allowance for separated father paying small amount of maintenance
also mind children at weekend

thanks i'm sole trader btw

Victor

I get the impression that any maintenance you pay your spouse (for her, not the children) is treated as her income, not yours.

You might need to have a legal separation in place.

However, you should investigate the matter properly.

mikemcdeedy100

i have an agreement-maintenance for the children

and i mind them weekends

Baby4

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mikemcdeedy100

thanks

the one parent family credit wouldn't apply to fathers minding children at weekends would it?

i don't think so

Baby4

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mikemcdeedy100

thanks
i assumed it's for a full-time parent no?

"A One-Parent Family Tax Credit is a tax credit that is available to a single parent, or a person who has custody of and maintains a child who is living with him or her"
http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/credits/one-parent-family.html

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thomlin

Hi Op,

You can only claim relief for maintenance paid to your ex wife and not for your children.

If you are co-cohabiting with a partner then you can't claim the single parent tax credit but if you are not and you have your children at weekends then you are entitled to the one parent tax credit.

This may have changed but it was that as long as you lived on your own and had your children stay over at least one night in every calendar month then you were entitled to the single parent tax credit.

HTH

Tom

mikemcdeedy100

yes i see that i have always claimed it previously in my accounts -i couldn't recall until i checked

when i log into ros will the tax credits appear automatically ie:personal and single parent

and is the ros process straightforward if i have all the figures ready as it's my first time using online returns

it's only a small business with basic items