Things you need to know
Child support are amounts you paid or benefits you provided to another person other than your partner for the maintenance of your natural or adopted child.
Don't 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?
- No – Write 0 (zero) at question IT7 – label Z, then go to question IT8 Number of dependent children 2026.
- Yes – Read on.
What you need to answer this question
You will need the total for amounts you paid or benefits you provided for the maintenance of your child during 2025–26. Use your records to work out this amount.
Completing your tax return
To complete this question, follow the steps.
Step 1
Add up all the amounts you paid and benefits you provided for the maintenance of your child during 2025–26.
Step 2
Write the total at question IT7 – label Z.
For income test purposes, we deduct this amount from the total of the other components that make up your adjusted taxable income.
Where to go next
- Go to question IT8 Number of dependent children 2026.
- Return to main menu Individual tax return instructions 2026.
- Go back to question IT6 Net rental property loss 2026.