New CMS rules and self employed/Ltd companies

The CMS new calculations based on gross income seemed like a fair way to make calculations because I understood that it would include company drawings which were in fact NRP''s income in disguise. After numerous delays and phone calls, the CMS were proud to calculate my children''s payment based on... my ex''s tiny declared salary supplied by HMRC.

49 pages of photocopied bank statements, tax returns, business accounts and numerous phone calls later (luckily available from form E), the CMS need to contact HMRC again to clarify additional income. Oh, and I have a technical problem with my case and they can''t work on it until it is fixed.

Are anyone else banging their heads against a brick wall?

When the parliamentary commission questioned the head of the CSA over the proposed reforms to child maintenance he proudly touted that the new system would be integrated with HMRC''s income data so that CM could be calculated based on income for the past year.

Gingerbread were there to point out that NRP''s who own limited companies don''t pay through PAYE, and therefore that idea isn''t going to help.

In short, the new CMS regulations no new powers to deal with payers who own limited companies and manipulate their income through that company; they''re still toothless.

Yes, the CMS just get the PAYE details and think they have done a good job! If they bothered to fully investigate the RP''s issues straight away by for example looking at the full tax return then the RP wouldn''t have to prove anything. ''Innocent until proven guilty'' springs to mind. My ex can hold his head high and state that he pays what is required according to the law whilst I struggle to pay the phone bill racked up chasing the CMS which is pretty similar!

But why do they keep telling me I have technical issues with my claim??? Delaying tactics? CMS won''t give me a straight answer