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HR 2879 116th Congress House Taxation Child care and development Disability and paralysis Employee benefits and pensions Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Inflation and prices

Working Families Relief Act

Introduced: May 21, 2019 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Working Families Relief Act

This bill increases and expands tax incentives for employer-provided dependent care assistance programs.

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 2020.

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 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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