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Why are the recipients of child support not required to pay a portion of the income tax on the money received?


Don't get me wrong - I don't begrudge my ex the support I pay. But I *do* wonder why I have to pay 100% of the income tax on money that she gets to spend - and she does not pay any income tax on it. Why does the recipient of the child support income not have to pay half - or at least some portion of - the money they receive?

It really seems like a dis-incentive for a lot of less honest fathers to pay support. Please help me understand the legal reasons, if not fairness of this. And please - I *know* that single mom's have it tough - that's not a reason. Single, divorced dad's have it tough too - believe me.

The reason why you pay the tax on the child support you pay to your ex is because the child support scheme, that has been in existence since circa 1989, is fundamentally flawed and can't be justified. That is how Prof. Patrick Parkinson who chaired the reference group to the parliamentary committee that inquired into the scheme, described the current scheme when the committee release its report in June 2005. The gutless government has not planned any significant reforms till 2008 ie after the next election. Source(s): http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1...
It always "takes two to tango"...besides that, you already paid taxes on the income and she has the right to use it to support the child.....I congratulate you for stepping up to your responsibilties as many feel they can and sometimes do "get away with it".
You answered your own question, you pay the tax on it. To be fair you should at least get a deduction or partial deduction. I guess if the system benefits the child, that's what is important.
I paid child support for eighteen years. I also single handedly raised another child without ever receiving child support.
I'm one of those single fathers who as of yet seen a single penny from two dead beat moms I raised kids from by myself. But In over thirty years haven't seen a single cent from my tax returns either, one daughter who grew up with her grandparents but her mother recieved all the child support my daughter or grandparents never saw a penny from the money my ex got for support. How fair is this ****.
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