Providers who received an initial disbursement will receive email notifications via NJCCIS when they are eligible to recertify, this process will begin in December 2022. The Stabilization Payment Program Round 2 is a nine-month payment program that runs August 2022 through April 2023. endobj Q: What do I need to do if I dont think my tax preparer properly paid my Social Security/Medicare taxes? A: You arent paying yourself for any particular hours you work. Q: I am on the Food Program and I spent $100 a month for food, but am only paid $68 from the Food Program. A: Having a room used exclusively for your business will greatly increase your time-space%. Q: Can I use this grant to pay myself? The corporation can deduct your wages and payroll taxes. Statement of Grant Opportunities Stabilization 1.0 Q: My driveway is completely crumbling and could be a safety issue for children and parents coming in and out. Phase two will include application, awarding, and issuing of funding. Investing in Iowa's Child Care (IICC) Funding Program You can use it for free during a 30 day trial period. If you do sign up, please use the referral code 0659. x][s8~OUNIS6MxJyzdS3 KY)13ed b6|0-Fiqaps7+y1;? When will I be notified of the new monthly grant amount that is effective October 1, 2023? Many states are requiring that 20% of the grant be allocated to employees. It had to be decontaminated and repaired. Such a record could say, February 23, 2022 - $4,000 pay myself with the Stabilization grant.. Q: Are the Stabilization grant requirements the same from state to state as to what I can use the money for? Using grant money for 2020 has the same impact as paying yourself. Youll have to contact Social Security directly. A: If you are incorporated and are being treated as an employee of your corporation, then the corporation will report the grant as income. T he new mont hl y grant amount and pol i cy i s i n process and under revi ew. A: Installing a new driveway or repairing it would both be considered a repair, not a home improvement. Q: Because of all my deductions I did not show a profit for three years. Q: Does the federal guidance for this grant require providers to gift any of it to parents? stream Under federal guidance, this clearly language clearly applies to a family child care provider, even if she has no employees. Q: How to I calculate my Time Percent when children are in my care 24 hours a day? Can I use the grant money for these expenses? A: Yes. Using Indiana's federal COVID-19 relief funding, the Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning (OECOSL) launched the Build, Learn, Grow Stabilization grant program to provide critical funding to early childhood and school-age providers, support their program's operating expenses and help them rebuild their programs for the future. Stabilization Grant Guidance FAQs. This funding is subject to the same state and federal tax rules as regular Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) funding. Q: How do I know how much I can ask for the grant? Access to safe and reliable child care is the backbone of our economy and essential for employees to get back to work. x\n}}XXc;E8qNDVEID1YYq>_>~}S]}Wc]>}Otgo> BV=}}%:}?=wg/o^_]}~wz7>a>nBN\%~\uB*ySF}G}Wa=dj_g='_=Z?J,iMrzsY=m.](&;n_?j-d7mw]6Y],fndy:y$V9M8nt}])6eSCgw\ms19@WaCo$zHOATq~3)S>Y } Are the One-Time Child Care Stabilization Grant funds taxable? (CDE) use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Stabilization funding for stipends to providers who are reimbursed through voucher and center-based subsidy programs for children in their care. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 15 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R 40 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R 66 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> In South Carolina, these stabilizations grants are called "SC Building Blocks". A: You can pay yourself as often and as much as you want. oRT@ 66V'aNAS\u8g<05!rzf7M- (bw1RK51 wOffHg]tJ}%NaiIrIV.y3*2w@LIGFIm(IsMv A: Yes! Phase three will include the closeout process for these funds. Grant funding amounts and distribution schedule. ?y-|G1H3/_|/I'>_|!P,0ZE2:PTon_h The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance and its partners at First Children's Finance shared information about the stabilization grants coming to states, territories, and Tribes. Provider A receives a $3,500[1] grant and uses the entire amount of the grant to pay herself; the full amount of the grant will be taxable, but the provider can spend the funds on whatever she wants (e.g., pay down personal debt, save for an emergency, save for retirement, go on vacation). A: You should absolutely take it. 1 0 obj $3,500 income $3,500 expenses = $0 taxable income and $0 taxes owed. Since you cant deduct these expenses on your 2021 tax return, youll owe taxes on the amount you apply to 2020 expenses. Q: We started adding more kitchen cabinets this summer. A: No! A: I assume you are on payroll because you are being treated as employee of a corporation. Act (Public Law 117-2) to help stabilize the child care sector via subgrants to child care providers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even if you received the higher Tier I reimbursement rate for the entire year, the rate went up in July, so its not a wash. This bill, based on President Biden's bold American Rescue Plan, provides $39 billion in desperately needed child care relief funding. A: Dont reduce your business expenses to show a larger profit, even if that might slightly increase your Social Security benefits. If so, the corporation must pay you with the grant money through your normal payroll process which means paying payroll taxes. If so, follow up with your state to make sure they are following their own rules. . Q: How are my wages reported to Social Security? No. Q: Does it matter how much income I made this year to use the Stabilization grant to pay myself? A: RI DHS aims to approve two stipends to all eligible providers, depending upon fund availability. My CPA says if it happens again I will face the hobby law. What is that law? Provider As household income is low enough; she may only owe the 15 percent in social security and Medicare expenses and can keep $2,975 for any use. Q: Can I deduct the business portion of any item in one year regardless of the cost? Q: Can I pay myself any amount? For specific questions about the NJ ARP Stabilization Grant application, contact: Email: njchildcaregranttechsupport@mtxb2b.com Phone: 1-855-590-2478 For questions about policies, grant eligibility requirements or if you need technical assistance with estimating your monthly expenses, contact: Email: DFD-ChildCareGrants@dhs.nj.gov But, they will reduce your federal and state taxable income. I feel like its just more income I have to claim and pay taxes on. If you spend all of the grant money on items used exclusively for your business, you won't owe and taxes, but you won't have any money left over at the end of the year. Can I deduct this? Q: Is it better to pay myself with this grant or spend it on items for my business? Q: Can I use the grant money to fully remodel my kitchen, put up new house siding, metal roof, new back deck? Please consult your tax professional, if you have an income tax questions or concerns. A: Some states have different rules about this. And while many childcare providers have opened back up, its been anything but easy. Help is on the way! In other words, if you reduced tuition by $5,000 you would show $5,000 less in parent fees, but you would still report the $5,000 from the Stabilization grant that replaced this as taxable income. Eligibility Application Recertification Questionnaire Training Grant Funds References: The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act (42 U.S.C. [1]This amount will depend on the state in which the provider lives. 2023 BUILD Initiative. % The Child Care Stabilization Grant is considered income and is taxable. 4 0 obj OCFS has awarded $208 million to 12,578 child care providers through the Stabilization 2.0 for Workforce Supports grant. When childcare providers struggle, this creates a ripple effect in the economy when families cant get childcare. Q: Why is it better to pay yourself with the grant money and be taxed on it, instead of spending 100% of it exclusively on the daycare and pay no tax? This report provides a state-by-state overview of FFN policies and supports and highlights some examples of the ways in which states and local entities are supporting FFN providers who serve isolated families with low incomes. A: You can pay yourself with part or all of the grant money. If you do sign up, please use the referral code 0659. A: You can deduct your Time-Space% of your utilities. 9857 et seq. Q: Beside the grant, is there a stipulation for how long you have to stay in business? Q: My son is a part-time assistance that I dont do payroll taxes for him. Q: You said we should only save our business records for three years. Child care stabilization grants were appropriated to states in the American Rescue Plan Act (Public Law 117-2) to help stabilize the child care sector via subgrants to child care providers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Q: I had a flood in my home. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Child Care Stabilization Grant, which some call the daycare grant, is a federal financial assistance program recently launched by the Office of Child Care to provide $24 billion of economic relief to child care programs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. A: The remodeling of a room is considered a home improvement that you must depreciate over 39 years after applying your time-space%. A: Assuming the money you spend on items for your business are used exclusively for your business, the tax consequences are the same as paying yourself. T he new mont hl y grant amount wi l l be reduced st art i ng O ct ober 1, 2023. The purpose of STABLE is to respond to the urgent need to stabilize the child care sector in Georgia. Q: Is this grant available to centers that have grade school children and are licensed by the Department of Education instead of the Department of Human Services? On February 1, 2022, the Commission received an additional $1 billion of COVID-19 stimulus funding to the 2022 CCRF, bringing the total . Here is the recording of my recent webinar, "Child Care Stabilization Grants and New Tax Changes for 2021." The webinar covered: The tax implications of the Stabilization Grants What expenses can be deducted in your business How to calculate your Time-Space% And more Here's a copy of the power point slides. Q: What impact will receiving this grant have on my Social Security benefits? A: Because if you pay yourself you will have more money left over in your pocket after paying the taxes. Q: I have two workers and pay them in cash and hope to give them IRS Form 1099. How long do I have to stay in business if I receive stabilization grant funding? A: No, you cant decrease wages or benefits to employees during the grant period. As long as you keep records showing you worked these hours, claim all the hours. Can I reallocate some of this money so I dont have to pay income taxes? If you do, the amount that you lower your tuition is not tax deductible. Paying yourself involves nothing more than making a record indicating this. You should amend your 2020 taxes and report it as income and pay taxes on the amended return. You will report this as income and pay Social Security/Medicare taxes as well as federal and state income taxes on this income. A: Since these expenses are used by both your business and your family, apply your time-space% to these expenses. 4 0 obj No. stream In a recent webinar hosted by the Office of Child Care Technical Assistance Network, national family child care business expert Tom Copeland provided an overview of the stabilization grants and how family child care homes can handle the tax implications. Example 2: Provider uses full amount for business expenses Q: If I have staff can I still pay myself the whole amount? Will I have to pay taxes on what I am getting reimbursed for? Each state will receive anywhere from $39 million to $2.9 billion in funding from the grant to distribute as they see fit to eligible child-care providers. You will only save a small amount of money on your taxes when hiring your husband. Please call us at (315) 446-1220. Paying for weekly house cleaner? Can I use the grant money for this or would have to pay myself first? These grants are now available for eligible child care agencies in Tennessee. QtFA/MdTV' +` _-gNT_eS?o9u"V)p y[7 2. We are planning on finishing the kitchen after the first of the year by replacing the old cabinets. C w5EgRQXM?O ?SUuoFt+$RAd})YT; u?P?Nrl8%Nq Why does the child care stabilization grant matter? But, your city and county grants are taxable. CHILD CARE STABILIZATION GRANT DATA NCDHHS Division of Child Development and Early Education has created two data dashboards to provide Child Care Stabilization Grants summary data. Q: May I use the standard meal allowance rate to claim food expenses for an employee that eats food while working in my home? Subject: Child Care Stabilization Grants Appropriated in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act (Public Law 117-2) signed into law on March 11, 2021. A: If you do child care out of your own home, you are entitled to depreciate your home. Can I add the attic space in my time-space% calculation? These include the Child Care Stabilization Grants, SBA forgivable loans, new child tax credit, what's deductible in the era of COVID, calculating your Time-Space% if you have been closed, and more. Child Care Grant: Phase 4. Or, will I need to show a loss? s,[[1c!yOOH-Nr If the separate building is 40% of the size of the home, then deduct 40% of these costs. Can I give him a $500 bonus? You can choose which method to use each year. Email Us at: providerhelp@childcaresolutionscny.org. It may be the same or may not. Q: Can I claim Social Security on my ex-husband? Q: Can I pay myself in one lump sum or do I have to pay myself weekly or biweekly? Are the C3 Child Care Stabilization grants taxable? A: No, that would probably be considered a major improvement. Before the pandemic, there were approximately. Q: Can I claim my couch as a tax deduction if its used by my daycare children? Why are the first two programs not taxable income? This webinar, presented by child care business expert, Tom Copeland, will cover all the new tax changes affecting family child care providers for 2021. Q: I replaced the flooring in my kitchen. On March 4, 2020, the Governor declared a State of Emergency in California in response to COVID-19. Each state will determine how much a provider will receive based on a criteria they have developed. It doesnt matter if you havent lost any children. Example 1: Provider pays herself the full amount. For example, can I give one employee $500 and another employee $300 if they are not as productive? A: IRS rules say that if you show losses three out of five years, there is an increased chance of being audited and the IRS might conclude that you are operating a hobby, not a business. Wuo|E&\ttPVcZ27-d#XH%{a_mTfP %bkTnwuB_k()JZ p)Qk)LWIH67aJ9>jZ4V#^VQn'*T20Y';X+7sAOQ`+ZZ4&+!` Z+Z C2]/cLWIw<4mH:C7CQ9\x&KFX!8\Q4(mYO{N+CSLrcj'$"^)XG.aVa0WLT)&'q=y@xkJvh^A7T1Z Communi cat i on wi l l You must report as income the reimbursements you received from the Food Program, with the exception that any reimbursements for your own children are not income. Each state has its own guidelinescheck your local government website to confirm: Who is eligible and how to apply for the grant. Is this correct? ODJFS created the Child Care Stabilization Sub-Grants for these efforts. She may keep the funds in the bank account as an emergency fund for later use or she can spend it as she wishes. . You may use grant funds to pay for an accountant or financial advisor. A: I dont know the answer for your particular state, sorry. Q: If I pay myself in order to make some changes that are not covered by the Stabilization grant, should I pay myself for the cost of the project, or is there some type of guidance I should use? OCFS A: If you pay yourself with the grant and then buy items used 100% for your business, you wont owe any taxes on the amount you use the grant for this purpose. See the funding breakdown by state, tribe, and territory, and more information about the grant on the. Child Care Stabilization Fund 5 Q: How many rounds of payments will be made? Q: In my state the grant money can be used to reimburse expenses back to February 2020. If you will be pushed into a higher tax bracket if you take the money in 2021, you may be better off taking the money in 2022 when you will be in a lower tax bracket. Stabilization Grants Supporting Centers in Preparing for Child Care Stabilization Grants Q: Can I use the Stabilization grant to replace my old central air condition unit? Here is the recording of my recent webinar, Child Care Stabilization Grants and New Tax Changes for 2021., The tax implications of the Stabilization Grants, What expenses can be deducted in your business. A: No. Funds are in place so every eligible program can receive one grant per facility/site. Q: If I have been in business for 30 years and sell my home ten years after I close my business, do I still need to pay tax on the home depreciation I claimed while in business? The purpose of the child care stabilization grants is to support child care centers and home-based child care providers to stay open or reopen. A: Only if you already have a post-secondary degree. In almost every situation, a provider will benefit financially from these grants even after taxes. Beginning November 1, 2021, DHS will be using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to increase the number of monthly absent days for the Child Care Assistance (CCA) program from 4 to 6. Child Care Stabilization Grants The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act) (Pub. You want to claim this large deduction. The Child Care Stabilization Grant is income to your business and is taxable by the state and federal government. Q: You said that almost everything in your home is a deduction (welcome mat, chairs, flowers in your front yard), can you clarify if these are 100% deductible or time-space%? %PDF-1.7 Q: If I previously took out a loan for my business, may I use the Stabilization grant to pay some of off? Q: If I start claiming Social Security before my full retirement age, does Social Security look at my gross income or net income to determine if my benefit will be reduced? You would be replacing lost tuition with grant income. There is no upper limit on how many hours you can claim. With this funding the Illinois Department of Human Services continued the Child Care Restoration Grants (CCRG) and provided 6 rounds of CCRG grant funding from January 2021 - December 2022, providing over $6 million in relief funding to child care programs in Illinois. A: State applications will often use the word personnel when describing what the grant can be used for. Top of the Document . The utilities and internet are combined. A: No, you can offer as many bonuses as you want. You will have to withhold and pay payroll taxes on these amounts. What is the SC Building Blocks Grant? A: It depends on your familys financial situation. What dates matter for the child care stabilization grant? Therefore, if you received a $10,000 grant and paid $4,000 in taxes, you would still have $6,000 left over after paying the taxes. Q: Are there any grants available to add on space to my home without getting a loan? 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