Do I have to report my raise?

Question

My job is giving everyone a 5% raise which I'm excited about. But I have a daughter who lives in Oklahoma with her dad. She's 15 and I pay almost $900 in child support a month for one kid. Do I have to report this raise and if so is will they force me to pay more? Would they know if I didn't report it?

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Check with the state rules, but I know in most states, you do have to report it. I feel like they would eventually find out if you file taxes.

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Check with both states. If you dont report it yourself, the state most likely will when you file your taxes. Either way yes, your child support will most likely increase since your income will increase and the point of child support is to make the household income for both parties more even.

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Yes it needs to get reported and it will possibly mean more payment to child support.

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Where I live income from the previous tax year is used to determine child support. So I would assume that yes your income should be updated.

Do I have to report my raise?

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