New rules for child benefit discussed

[Coman]

The Coman & Co blog has recently been updated with a post about the Child Benefit Tax Charge being introduced from 7 January 2013. The guide briefly summarises the new regime.

My personal view, however, is that the charge unduly takes no account of household income or has no London weighting.

Taking the example of a parent where one earns ?50,000 and the other has no income. This person?s income tax for 2012-13 would be ?9,884.00 and their national insurance would be ?4,337.36. Net pay would therefore be ?35,778.64.

According to Foxtons, the average house price for a one bed property in East Dulwich is ?200,848. The average for a two bed (say a married couple wishing their child to sleep in a separate room) is ?291,162.