Part I: Income

In this Section

The Washington State Child Support Schedule Worksheets (WSCSS) offers the following options in the section Part I: Income: 

1. Gross Monthly Income
2. Monthly Deductions from Gross Income
3. Monthly Net Income (line 1g minus 2i)
4. Combined Monthly Net Income
          (add father's and mother's monthly net income from line 3
5. Basic Child Support Obligation (enter total amount in box)
          Child #1_______Child #3________Child #5________
          Child #2_______Child #4________
6. Proportional Share of Income
         (each parent’s net income from line 3 divided by line 4)
7. Document Preview tab

1. Gross Monthly Income

Information regarding the Child(ren) and their Age(s) flow from the dialog 1.3 Children of the Marriage Dependent Upon Either or Both Souses located in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (PTDSS). View the dialog in Figure 1.

Child(ren) and Age(s):
Part I: Income (see Instructions, page 6)
1.  Gross Monthly Income	Father	Mother
a.  Wages and Salaries	$	$
b.  Interest and Dividend Income	$	$
c.  Business Income	$	$
d.  Maintenance Received	$	$
e.  Other Income	$	$
f.  Imputed Income	$	$
g.  Total Gross Monthly Income (ad lines 1a through 1f)	$	$

 

Figure 1

In Figure 1 above, the Father's "A. Wages and Salaries" and Mother's "F. Imputed Income" text boxes are not available since we selected "imputed income" for the father and "actual income" for the mother in the "Child Support Order Summary Report" dialog . The imputed income for the father is automated from his age but may be verified by the  chart in Figure 1.

We will enter $3,500.00 for the mother's "a. Wages and Salaries" as shown in the Document Preview tab in Figure 2 below.

Figure 2

2.  Monthly Deductions from Gross Income

With this section, we offer our TaxEstimator for when you do not have your client's tax information readily available or if you need to verify your client's spouse withholdings to insure they are not having additional withholdings thereby lowering their net income. See Figure 3.

2.  Monthly Deductions from Gross Income
a.  Income Taxes (Federal and State)	$	$
b.  FICA (Soc Sec + Medicare)/Self-Employment Taxes	$	$
c.  State Industrial Insurance Deductions	$	$
d.  Mandatory Union/Professional Dues	$	$
e.  Mandatory Pension Plan Payments	$	$
f.  Voluntary Retirement Contributions	$	$
g.  Maintenance Paid	$	$
h.  Normal Business Expenses	$	$
i.  Total Deductions from Gross Income         (add lines 2a through 2h)	$	$

 

Figure 3

For this demonstration, we will select the TaxEstimator above in Figure 3 for both parties. See Figure 4, below.

Figure 4

After selecting "Yes" to the question Use the TaxEstimator, the dialog presents us with icons beneath the questions.   Selecting the icon presents you with a new dialog as shown in Figure 5.

In the dialog below in Figure 5 and Figure 6, you must select the Filing Type.  By default, in Figure 5 the Number of Exemptions is defaulted to "3", which may be adjusted. This default comes from:

1. Father - himself,
2. child - Bill, we selected father gets the tax exemption in the dialog 1.3 Children of the Marriage Dependent Upon Either or Both Spouses of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (PTDSS) dialog , and
3. child - John, a child dependent upon the husband but not the wife, also in dialog 1.3 Children of the Marriage Dependent Upon Either or Both Spouses of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (PTDSS) dialog .

Monthly wages and Salaries may also be changed. For this demonstration, for the father we select the "Single" option for Filing Type. In addition, you will find additional information or help in the Resource Window located beneath the dialog in Figure 5.

Figure 5

By default, in Figure 6 the Number of Exemptions is defaulted to "2", which may be adjusted. This default comes from:

1. Mother - herself and
2. child - Jenny, we selected mother gets the tax exemption in the dialog 1.3 Children of the Marriage Dependent Upon Either or Both Spouses of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (PTDSS) dialog .

Monthly wages and Salaries may also be changed. For this demonstration, for the mother we select the "Single" option for Filing Type. In addition, you will find additional information or help in the Resource Window located beneath the dialog in Figure 6.

Figure 6

3.   Monthly Net Income (line 1g minus 2i)

This section requires no user input as shown in Figure 7.

3.   Monthly Net Income (line 1g minus 2i)

$

$

 

Figure 7

4.   Combined Monthly Net Income

This section requires no user input as shown in Figure 8.

4.   Combined Monthly Net Income        (add father's and mother's monthly net income from line 3

$

 

Figure 8

5.   Basic Child Support Obligation (enter total amount in box)

This section requires no user input as shown in Figure 9.

5.   Basic Child Support Obligation (enter total amount in box)        Child #1_______Child #3________Child #5________        Child #2_______Child #4________

$

 

Figure 9

6.  Proportional Share of Income

This section requires no user input as shown in Figure 10.

6.  Proportional Share of Income       (each parent’s net income from line 3 divided by line 4)

.

.

 

Figure 10

Document Preview tab

Figure 11 previews the above responses in the Document Preview tab.

Figure 11

Continue to Part II: Basic Child Support Obligation...

News

02/11/2012 - Version 7 -Change to the Self-Support Reserve

Washington State Courts use the self-support reserve to calculate low income limitations when setting child support. The self-support reserve is 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. RCW 26.19.065(2). Washington State uses the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2). The poverty guidelines were updated in the Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines, 77 Fed. Reg. 17,4034 - 4035 (January 26, 2012).

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