Can a plaintiff deduct carrying charges from his tax return from his Guideline income in determining child support obligations?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.S. v. W.S., 2005 BCSC 939 (CanLII):
The plaintiff submits that the defendant should not be allowed to deduct the carrying charges he claims on his tax return from his Guideline income in determining what his Guideline support obligation is. In support of this submission counsel drew my attention to Sevier v. Sevier (2003), 42 R.F.L. (5th) 174, 2003 BCSC 1022. a) The income on which the Child Support Guidelines should be based
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