Tax treatment of subsidies given to employees for child care and student care.

Tax Treatment of Benefits Relating to Childcare (Summary Table)

Nature

Taxable/ Not taxable

1

Subsidy for employee's child who is in a childcare centre

Not taxable if the childcare centre is licensed under the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017.

A list of the licensed childcare centres can be found in the MSF website

2

Subsidy for employee's child who is in student care

Taxable.

The definition of childcare centre in the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017 does not include student care.