Petition
Review CMS in respect of self-employed non-resident parents.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
review of Child Maintenance Services in respect of self-employed non-resident parents.
Take a closer look at their tax rebates, the accountants, if they are doing high tax write offs to look like they earn less for CMS
Take a closer look at their tax rebates, the accountants, if they are doing high tax write offs to look like they earn less for CMS
I’m sure I’m not the only single parent struggling every month because the parent manipulates their annual earnings, by using a ‘dodgy’ accountant and getting bigger tax write offs. It is really unfair and stressful that they can do this to the child. We need to CMS process looking into
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign the following petition which calls for a similar action:
Review powers of Child Maintenance Service regarding concealed income
Review powers of Child Maintenance Service regarding concealed income
Review powers of Child Maintenance Service regarding concealed income
Review powers of Child Maintenance Service regarding concealed income
Timeline
| 21 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Aug 2026.