# Pension Split and care home

**URL:** <https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/pension-split-and-care-home/5715>\
**Category:** T1\
**Created:** [April 1, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/pension-split-and-care-home/5715 "2022-04-01T16:57:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_R\_Officer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@David\_R\_Officer](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/David_R_Officer)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/pension-split-and-care-home/5715/1 "2022-04-01T16:57:11Z")

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How do we tell Taxcycle to optimize based on one spouse in a care home and to optimize so that spouse’s income is reduced in the calculation

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**Author:** ![matthew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.protaxcommunity.com/matthew/32/85_2.png) [@matthew](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/matthew)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/pension-split-and-care-home/5715/2 "2022-04-01T17:08:46Z")

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I always over-ride the calculation and do it manually. But be careful with the way the results are presented in the letter. I usually have to over-ride that, too.