One Parent Family Tax Credit - Incorretly Claimed

I don't look up the legislation cos I know Mandelbrot will quote it for us.

I agree technically the credit should be withdrawn if the claimant is no longer living alone but I think that it is not generally withdrawn so 2009 would qualify either way and if they became partners mid way through 2010 you could argue that it should apply for that year too.
 
Yes that's what I suspected, its all about the timing.

Would revenue have to prove that the break up was convenient , in order to deprive the taxpayer of their right under this legislation to this tax credit ?

or to put it another way ,if the revenue refused to allow the credit on suspicion of fraud ,could the taxpayer force the revenue to prove in court that the break up was false.

I know there is a tone of cute hoorism about this ,but just curious as to how, when affairs of the heart are concerned, things can be proved one way or the other.
Personally I think its an area that needs to be tightened.
Believe it or not I eavesdropped on one guy telling another in the Bar how he and his partner claims the one parent tax credit .
 
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