Law preventing parents from claiming childcare fees as a tax deduction to be challenged

Arnold Bloch Leibler will argue Income Tax Assessment Act ‘anachronistic’ and has not kept pace with structure of modern familiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 50-year-old legal precedent blocking parents from claiming childcare fees as a tax deduction will be challenged in a major test high court case.Since 1971, deductions for childcare fees have been denied by the Australian Taxation Office following the case of Ann Margaret Lodge, a single mother and law clerk who worked mostly from home.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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