Submitted on Monday 11th January 2021
Rejected on Monday 18th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Please review High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge.
Review the £50k limit of Gross salary for individuals in a household with independents. Currently if spouse A earns £50,001 and Spouse B earns £nil in a household, the child benefit received in a tax year will need to be repaid. If Spouse A earns £49,999 and Spouse B £49,999, no repayment is made.
This tax charge for high earners is an unfair tax dependent on individuals as opposed to households with dependents. Circumstances for child support/benefit could mean than a spouse does not work to care for dependents whilst the other spouse earns over £50k. The household income being £50k and the charge being implemented.
If a household has two parents earning £49,999 each ( a total income of £99,998) then no charge is implemented.
The couple who earn £49,999 each are at an advantage.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Remove the High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/569512
Calculate high income child benefit tax charge based on entire household income: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/329146
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