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e-1772 (Income tax system)
E-petition
Initiated by Marco Vani from Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- The current Income tax rules (line 305) state a child cannot be considered a dependant if you are paying child support even if you have shared custody;
- However, if you have shared custody and do not help the other parent with financial support, then your child can be considered a dependant. So essentially, you can get a tax credit for a dependant child if you spend less on that child; and
- According to StatCan, in 2011, payments of child support were also reported by 19% of parents whose child spent equal amounts of time with them and the other parent.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to request the Canadian Revenue agency remove the exclusion for line 305 of the Income tax Act for eligible dependants for those who, on top of paying to care for their children, also have to pay child support to the other parent. Current tax rules discriminate against the parent with the higher income and need to be updated to reflect current family dynamics where many families have joint responsibility of their children.
- Open for signature
- August 1, 2018, at 10:09 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- November 29, 2018, at 10:09 a.m. (EDT)
