IT7 Child support you paid 2016

This question is about amounts you paid or benefits you provided to another person other than your partner for the maintenance of your natural or adopted child.

Do not include amounts you paid or provided to a person to acquire goods or services.

Did you pay amounts or provide benefits to another person for the maintenance of your child?

Warning:

This information may not apply to the current year. Check the content carefully to ensure it is applicable to your circumstances.

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Answering this question

You will need to know, or work out from your records, the total amounts you paid or benefits you provided for the maintenance of your child during 2015–16.

Completing your tax return

Step 1

Add up all the amounts you paid and benefits you provided for the maintenance of your child during 2015–16.

Step 2

Write the total at Z item IT7.

For income test purposes, the amounts you paid and the benefits you provided for the maintenance of your child will be deducted from the total of the other components that make up your adjusted taxable income.

See also:

• ato.gov.au/incometests

Where to go next

• IT8 Number of dependent children 2016
• Individual tax return instructions 2016
• IT6 Net rental property loss 2016