Proposed Provision: F4. Expand covered earnings to include contributions to voluntary salary reduction plans (such as Cafeteria 125 plans and Flexible Spending Accounts). Starting in 2027, subject these contributions to the OASDI payroll tax, making the payroll tax treatment of these contributions like 401(k) contributions.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2026151151
2027131131
2028111114
20299297
20307482
20315767
20324052
20332338
2034725
2035-911
2036-25-3
2037-41-16
2038-58-31
2039-76-46
2040-94-61
2041-112-77
2042-132-94
2043-151-110
2044-171-128
2045-192-146
2046-213-164
2047-234-183
2048-256-202
2049-279-221
2050-301-241
2051-324-261
2052-347-282
2053-371-302
2054-395-324
2055-420-345
2056-445-368
2057-470-390
2058-496-413
2059-522-437
2060-550-462
2061-578-487
2062-607-513
2063-636-540
2064-666-567
2065-697-595
2066-729-624
2067-761-653
2068-794-683
2069-827-713
2070-861-744
2071-896-776
2072-931-809
2073-967-842
2074-1004-876
2075-1042-910
2076-1081-946
2077-1121-983
2078-1162-1021
2079-1204-1060
2080-1248-1100
2081-1292-1140
2082-1337-1182
2083-1384-1224
2084-1431-1268
2085-1480-1313
2086-1530-1359
2087-1581-1405
2088-1633-1453
2089-1686-1502
2090-1740-1552
2091-1795-1602
2092-1850-1652
2093-1906-1703
2094-1962-1755
2095-2019-1806
2096-2075-1858
2097-2132-1910
2098-2189-1962
2099-2246-2014
2100-2303-2066
2101-2359-2118
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