Income & Lifestyle Analysis - Family Court Accountant UK
Expenditure versus declared income analysis to identify undisclosed resources and establish true standard of living.
Where a self-employed or business-owning spouse controls their declared income, lifestyle analysis compares evidenced expenditure against what they say they earn. A sustained gap suggests undisclosed resources or extractable business income.
Family court accountants build expenditure schedules from bank and card records, assess earning capacity and notional income, and present findings suitable for maintenance, Schedule 1, or capitalisation arguments.
Methodology
| Step | Detail |
|---|---|
| Expenditure schedule | Build schedule from bank and credit card statements |
| Income comparison | Compare total expenditure against declared income |
| Gap analysis | Quantify the shortfall suggesting undisclosed resources |
| Notional income | Assess earning capacity and extractable business income |
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