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single parent tax credits

deere13 · 2014-01-08 23:12:13

hi people . im new to boards so bare with me . im looking help on tax credits .im a single father of one and my ex has two kids by 2 different fathers . just wondering can i still claim the allowance now or does this affect her claim . i know she cant claim for 3 so can i still apply. as one father doesnt work so it…

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#62 01-05-2014 12:23pm
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It's a rotten law but they're covered discrimination wise as it doesn't distinguish between genders, only between primary and secondary carers.

Unfortunately for the vast majority of single / separated fathers they are the secondary carers.

The old credit was being defrauded to the tune of millions of euros every year, but the new system sees all the genuine single fathers who pay their maintenance / travel costs to see their children punished equally to those who were cheating the system.

The right way would be for proper penalties to be put in place for those who defraud the system and leave the credit as it was for those deserving. If you were living with your partner and kids but risked a €5,000 mandatory fine if caught you wouldn't be as quick to claim the credit.

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