PAYE13011 - Coding: coding: general principles: work item 176 - annual coding - maintenance payments - review age of child (Action Guide)

Work item 176 is generated when maintenance payment is shown for CY+1 and a maintenance payment date is set for a child indicating that the child will be 21 or over on 5 April CY+1 tax year. For information on maintenance payments see PAYE10055.

To clear work item 176 follow steps 1 - 8 below. This guide is presented as follows

Initial action in all cases Step 1
Update the record Steps 2 - 6
Close the work item Steps 7 - 8

For details of how to use any of the PAYE Service functions, access the system help.

Initial action in all cases

1. Review
 
  • The individual’s record on the PAYE Service
 
  • Indicators set on the record
 
  • Any relevant notes

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Update the record

2. Check Contact History and other notes for details of child’s date of birth
  Note: This work item is currently being generated where the child is over 16. If the child is under 21 you do not need to withdraw the relief
3. Maintenance payment relief is only allowable to child’s 21st birthday follow the Action Guide at PAYE10056 
4. Update the maintenance payments allowable if necessary in income, allowances, benefits and deductions (IABD). For information about how to enter details and submit for a code calculation refer to PAYE130020 
5. On the Code Details screen ‘Submit’ to issue the tax code
6. Update Contact History

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Close the work item

7. Complete the work item notes
8. Close the work item