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Restarting child benefit claims

October 30, 2024

Parent walking with their child holding hands

Many parents who fell within the ambit of the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) opted not to receive child benefit, rather than to receive it and pay it back in full in the form of the charge. However, changes to the HICBC which came into effect from April this year mean that some parents … Read more

Does the high-income child benefit charge apply?

January 20, 2020

The high-income child benefit charge (HICBC) applies to claw back child benefit from either the claimant or his or her partner where at least one of them has income of £50,000 or more. The charge is perhaps one of the more unfair tax charges in that the person who suffers the liability may not be … Read more