Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act

Bill: 116-s-3765
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-05-19
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care

Child care and development

Employee benefits and pensions

Income tax exclusion
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases to $15,000 the maximum amount of dependent care assistance that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee receiving such assistance. It also permits a carryforward to a succeeding year of unused balances in a dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangement. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3765 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2020 Mrs. Loeffler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax benefits related to dependent care assistance programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act . 2. Expansion of benefits for dependent care assistance programs (a) Expansion of annual maximum (1) In general Subparagraph (A) of Section 129(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,000 ($2,500 and inserting $15,000 ($7,500, . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020. (b) Carryforward of unused benefits under cafeteria plans (1) In general Section 125(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Carryforward of unused benefits under dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangements (i) In general Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a plan or arrangement may permit a participant in a dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangement to elect to carry forward any aggregate unused balances in the participant’s accounts under such arrangement as of the close of any year to the succeeding year. Such carryforward shall be treated as having occurred within 30 days of the close of the year. (ii) Limitation The amount which a participant may elect to carry forward under clause (i) from any year shall be any aggregate unused balances in the participant’s account at the close of any year. (iii) Exclusion from gross income No amount shall be included in gross income under this chapter by reason of any carry forward under this subparagraph. (iv) Coordination limits The maximum amount which may be contributed to a dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangement for any year to which an unused amount is carried under this subparagraph shall not be reduced by such unused amount. . (2) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.