With this one I need some more info. Has he had his assessment reduced because he 'cried poor' or is he just not paying the correct entitlement? If he can afford to go overseas then it may be a case to have his assessment increased through COA under reason 8 (however, this DOES NOT guarantee collection). If CSA had found out that he was going overseas before he left then we could have issued a departure prohibition order (DPO) as a means to 'influence' him to pay his arrears (unfortunately, not much can be done now unless the mother knows about any further trips). If the mother is not interested in getting the assessment increased even further then it's still worthwhile to tell CSA about the holiday as it will influence the type of payment arrangement that CSA will negotiate with him. Also there are always tax refund intercepts....
The only way to get him to pay is for the mother to give CSA info that could assist with collection - i.e. is he self employed? If not, who is his employer? Who he banks with? Does he have any assets in his name? Does he have an ABN? Are there any trusts? Is he a company director or is he a partner in a company? etc. etc.
when he is re-assessed when he lodges his next tax return or when the child support period expires, CSA will always look at what his and her income was in order to determine the amount of CS that he is to pay. If he goes through COA, he will have to demonstrate that his capacity to pay is really lower then what his taxable income is due to special circumstances - so it isn't based on the history of his Child Support payts necessarily. Alternatively, if his income has actually dropped then he could lodge an est of income - however if the RP knows that the income info he provides is untrue then CSA could review the est.
should i tell child support?
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