Self-assessment questionnaire

Answer

The payments made or received are considered support payments. See Amount you can claim or report to find out if the support payments are deductible by the payer and taxable to the recipient.

You have told us:

• the payments made or received are payable under a court order or written agreement
• at least one of the following situations applies to you:
  • The recipient is the payer's current or former spouse or common-law partner and the payer and recipient are living apart because of a breakdown in the relationship.
  • The payer is the legal parent of a child of the recipient.
• the payments are to support the recipient, the recipient's children, or both
• the payments are an allowance payable on a periodic basis
• the payments are made to recipient
• the recipient can use the payments as they see fit

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