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IMPORTANT NOTICE: 

If you are a wage earner in the State of Washington, you were expected to begin paying a new tax beginning January 1, 2022, of 0.58 percent of your earnings for state-run Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance. However, House Bill 1732 (Revised 1-27-2022) has tentatively set the new start date as July 2023 to allow legislators more time to address the concerns that led to recent court challenges and citizens’ initiatives with the goal of improving the program.

If you currently have your own long term care insurance that has been in effect before November 1, 2021, you can still apply for a life-time exemption from this program.  Go to Washington Cares. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be an extension to the original window of October 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022, for current LTC policy owners to apply for an exemption. The sooner you apply and are approved, the sooner you will be removed from this new tax.

Things you should know:  This program is not portable. However, limited groups of Washington state employees associated with out-of-state or temporary in-state residency may now be eligible for a one-time expemption from this LTC payroll tax. However, exemption applications only become available January 2023 - just 6 months before workers begin contributing. Go to the WA CARES FUND site for more information.

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Content in this material is for general information only and not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual.