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 2026, 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
2025169169
2026149149
2027131133
2028113118
202995102
20307887
20316072
20324357
20332642
2034928
2035-913
2036-27-2
2037-45-18
2038-63-34
2039-83-51
2040-102-68
2041-122-85
2042-143-103
2043-164-121
2044-185-139
2045-206-157
2046-228-176
2047-250-195
2048-272-214
2049-295-233
2050-317-253
2051-340-273
2052-363-293
2053-386-313
2054-409-333
2055-433-354
2056-457-375
2057-481-396
2058-505-417
2059-530-439
2060-556-462
2061-582-485
2062-609-509
2063-636-533
2064-664-558
2065-692-583
2066-721-609
2067-750-635
2068-780-661
2069-810-688
2070-840-716
2071-871-743
2072-903-772
2073-935-800
2074-967-830
2075-1000-860
2076-1035-891
2077-1070-922
2078-1106-955
2079-1142-988
2080-1180-1022
2081-1219-1057
2082-1258-1092
2083-1298-1128
2084-1338-1165
2085-1380-1203
2086-1423-1241
2087-1466-1280
2088-1510-1319
2089-1554-1359
2090-1599-1399
2091-1643-1439
2092-1687-1478
2093-1731-1517
2094-1774-1556
2095-1816-1594
2096-1858-1631
2097-1900-1669
2098-1941-1705
2099-1982-1742
2100-2022-1778
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