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    Child Maintenance Calculation

    I am trying to work out child maintenance options, specifically what I am likely to being having to pay out, and frustratingly noone at the CSA/CMS is able to give a definitive answer as to how this is calculated for self employed/ contractor ltd types. Or rather they are providing me with conflicting information.

    So for those who have been through this (or may otherwise know), how were your payments calculated – gross profit or salary or salary + dividends etc ?

    And what happens for future projections, ie when spouse has been removed from the limited company as director/share holder ?
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    I am no expert but I believe at the moment it is only salary taken into account, although there are moves afoot to change this:

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      #3
      Ouch. Given that maintenance will be payable at a proportion of your £11k, you may want to make voluntary contributions...!
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        Originally posted by PerfectStorm View Post
        Ouch. Given that maintenance will be payable at a proportion of your £11k, you may want to make voluntary contributions...!
        Yes, so I was told by 1 CMS advisor that it is based on salary + dividends (pre tax) and by another advisor that it is based on gross profit of the limited company, in both cases excluding pension contributions. Hence my confusion...
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          #5
          Page 38 is where the bad news for you is. Took me about 30 seconds to find.

          https://assets.publishing.service.go...aintenance.pdf

          Also try some of the parenting forums. For example.. If you type the following in to google 'child maintenance company site:dad.info' you get 357 results

          You've got to hope your ex isn't searching Mumsnet.com for the same information though. A lot of very angry women out for ripping their ex's a new one on there. Prey one of these isn't your ex!!!

          Vary the search as well. Use LTD or limited instead of company etc...

          EDIT : Ooops. Meant to reply to the thread by Coder Saturn, but I'll leave it in as it still looks like relevant info for this thread.
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