Website to opt out of Washington's new long-term care tax crashes on first day
On the first day Washington workers could apply online for an exemption to the state’s new long-term care benefit — the so-called “WA Cares Fund” — the state-run website experienced a crash.
The page where workers could apply for an exemption went down at 10:59 a.m. Friday. It was still down as of 5 p.m.
“Our technical teams are working on a solution and we will post updates here as we have them,” an online notice on the webpage said. “We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.”
The WA Cares Fund, which provides eligible adults $36,500 for long-term care costs, will be funded by a new payroll tax. That tax, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2022, is 0.58% of a worker’s total wages with no salary cap. That means an employee earning $100,000 a year will pay $580 into the fund.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/website-to-opt-out-of-washingtons-new-long-term-care-tax-crashes-on-first-day/ar-AAP3aCC
Doesn't seem that big of a deduction,
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