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The Child-Care Benefit is available to Reliant missionaries and employees who need or wish to provide child care for a dependent. Some This benefit is part of Reliant's Cafeteria Plan, which allows pre-tax wages to be used for certain benefits.  Some of the IRS requirements to utilize this the Child Care benefit include: 

• The dependent is under age 13person receiving care is a dependent in your home.
• If both parents live in the home, both parents are working or actively seeking work
• Child-care is provided in manners compliant to IRS requirements 
  • (Another dependent in the family is not child-care provider.) 
• Maximum reimbursement allowed is $5,000 annually if:
  • the parent is single or married and filing jointly. (Maximum allowed benefit is $2,500 if there are two parents who are filing separately.)  
  • the combined income of the parent(s) is not less than $5000. 

How Do I Utilize This Benefit? 

In order to take part in the benefit, you must enroll in the benefit annually during Open Enrollment or at the time of a qualifying event. These qualifying events include birth, adoption or foster placement, the return to work of either parents or a significant change in income.

When the Child-Care Benefit is chosen, you choose  you select an amount to set aside each month be deducted from your pre-tax earnings monthly, each paycheck . These funds are held by Reliant and available for reimbursement of child-care expenses. The for the entire year.

1. The funds will be held in a special account for you at Reliant. 
2. You may then submit your childcare receipts on the child care reimbursement form found on Solomon. 
3. The reimbursement you submit will be eligible for payment up to the balance that has been reserved from your paycheck at the time of the reimbursement request, or will be held until sufficient funds have been withheld from your pay. 
4. Child Care Benefit Funds can not be rolled forward to next year. Excess funds are distributed among all participants, so plan your deduction accordingly.

If you desire to elect the Child-Care Benefit, you will need to enroll using the form linked to below to sign up for your Child-Care Benefit employee contribution. 

How Does This Benefit Help Me? 

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How Long Does My Election of This Benefit Last? 

You may not make any changes to your contribution until the next open-enrollment period. This contribution remains in effect even if your employment becomes benefits ineligible. However, a change in employment or income affecting you or your spouse is a qualifying event.  If there is a change, you must reach out to HR@reliant.org to seek a change  to your contribution. 

Excess contributions not used for this year's child-care reimbursements will be distributed to all participants in the child-care plan based on % of contribution. Your unused contributions will not be returned individually to you, so set your contribution modestly.  

If you desire to elect the Child-Care Benefit, you will need to enroll using the form linked to below to sign up for your Child-Care Benefit employee contribution. 

Enrollment Form

• 2017 Open Enrollment Form

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