Parents are being reminded of a key benefits deadline looming this week.
It impacts those who claim Child Benefit and earn a certain amount of cash.
In 2013, then Chancellor George Osborne introduced new rules for families in receipt of Child Benefit.
He scrapped the benefit for anyone earning £60,000 a year or more and reduced the payout for anyone earning between £50,000 and £60,000, reports the Mirror.
But if two parents earned £49,000 each (a total of £98,000 between them), they could still claim it - yet if one parent earned £60,000 and the other nothing, they couldn't.
It meant families earning above this threshold would have to repay part - or all - of the money each year, in the form of a self-assessment.
And now is the time to take action if you've fallen into the 'high income child benefit' bracket for the current tax year.
If your household income is over £50,000, you have until Saturday, October 5, to notify HMRC to avoid having to complete a self-assessment form for 2018-2019.
This will ensure that you receive an adjusted tax code. Failing to do so will mean you have to file a tax return and pay any extra money back by January 31.
You can find out more on how high income child benefit charges work, here.
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