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(5,719 posts)For the longest time in Canada, those paying support could deduct from and those receiving support were required to pay to their income tax. Thankfully, that has now been cancelled and the money goes to the receivor untaxed and can't be deducted by the payee. The biggest problem here, however, is if the person receiving the support payments is on welfare, the support amount is deducted from the welfare cheque. There is no support or hand up for the child at all. The only beneficiary is the government. Meanwhile, if a person is working, they get the money free and clear and the child is given a better chance at living a more fulfilled childhood. I know that for my son, even though I paid $550 per month for the last 6 years of his eligibility, I still had to pay for sports and arts programs under the table. Had the government found I was paying for these, the amount would also have been deducted from my Ex's cheque. It's as if the government wants to keep an impoverished class from generation to generation given that children on welfare are less likely to succeed in school and therefore earn less in adulthood.