H.R. 2879 · 116th Congress

Working Families Relief Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2019-05-21
Latest action
2019-05-21 · Introduced in House

Summary

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.