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Working Families Relief Act

Introduced: May 24, 2017 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 24, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Working Families Relief Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and expand tax incentives for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

The bill increases the limit on the amount excludible from the gross income of an employee for employer-provided dependent care assistance and requires annual inflation adjustments to such increased limit after 2018.

The bill also allows tax credits for: (1) small employer dependent care assistance program start-up costs, and (2) employer matching contributions for dependent care assistance programs.

What's happening now May 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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