Claiming maintenance costs, is this allowed?

[happyhippydad]

Good afternoon..

I have recently become a self employed electrician and am slowly working out what I can claim for.

The government website (gov.uk) states you can claim up to 10% of maintenance costs made to your ex-partner for looking after your children under 21.

I realise this may be a silly question as I may have already answered it in the above paragraph but can I claim this 10% when I fill out my self assessment tax return? I just want to be certain rather than having misread the government webpage.

Many thanks

 

[john1989]

Why don't you provide the link of what you are reading?

 

[happyhippydad]

Hi John,

I did try, but you have to have over 30 posts before you are allowed to include links.

 

[john1989]

Ignore

 

[Anna Chandley]

Were either you or your ex born before 1935? If not then you would fail on the first condition.

I assume this is the page you were looking at.

 

[paulears]

Do people pay maintenance if they are over 70?

 

[happyhippydad]

Many thanks Anna,

I should have read the page more clearly and seen the word 'all'.

I shall forget about claiming back tax on maintenance costs

I wonder how many people were born before 1935 and have children under 21!

 

[happyhippydad]

Hi John,
Thanks again for another useful post

 

[john1989]

I try.