Proposed Provision: H9. Apply Federal income tax to all Social Security benefits for all beneficiaries with incomes above $100,000 for individual filers and $125,000 for joint filers, effective in 2028. These thresholds increase by CPI for years after 2028. Revenue from this provision would be credited to the Social Security trust funds.

OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)

Year Current Law Provision
2025169169
2026149149
2027131131
2028113113
20299596
20307879
20316062
20324346
20332629
2034912
2035-9-4
2036-27-21
2037-45-39
2038-63-57
2039-83-75
2040-102-94
2041-122-113
2042-143-133
2043-164-153
2044-185-174
2045-206-194
2046-228-215
2047-250-236
2048-272-257
2049-295-279
2050-317-300
2051-340-322
2052-363-344
2053-386-366
2054-409-389
2055-433-411
2056-457-434
2057-481-457
2058-505-481
2059-530-505
2060-556-529
2061-582-554
2062-609-580
2063-636-606
2064-664-633
2065-692-660
2066-721-688
2067-750-716
2068-780-744
2069-810-773
2070-840-802
2071-871-832
2072-903-862
2073-935-893
2074-967-924
2075-1000-956
2076-1035-989
2077-1070-1022
2078-1106-1057
2079-1142-1092
2080-1180-1128
2081-1219-1165
2082-1258-1203
2083-1298-1241
2084-1338-1280
2085-1380-1320
2086-1423-1361
2087-1466-1402
2088-1510-1444
2089-1554-1487
2090-1599-1529
2091-1643-1571
2092-1687-1613
2093-1731-1655
2094-1774-1696
2095-1816-1737
2096-1858-1777
2097-1900-1816
2098-1941-1856
2099-1982-1894
2100-2022-1933
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