Description of Proposed Provision:
E3.4: Increase the taxable maximum from $106,800 to $115,200 (in 2009 AWI-indexed dollars), or from $142,200 to $153,300 in 2020, phased in 2018-2020. Provide benefit credit for earnings up to the revised taxable maximum.

Financial Estimates for the OASDI Trust Fund Program

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
  Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll

Trust fund
ratio as of
January 1
Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll
Calendar
year
Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance
201713.4113.03-0.38
298
0.000.000.00
201813.4912.98-0.51
287
0.000.050.05
201913.7013.05-0.65
273
-0.000.100.10
202013.8513.11-0.74
260
-0.000.150.15
202114.0213.15-0.87
247
-0.000.160.16
202214.2613.18-1.08
233
0.000.160.16
202314.5413.20-1.34
219
0.000.150.15
202414.8313.24-1.59
204
0.000.150.15
202515.1013.26-1.84
188
0.000.150.15
202615.3713.29-2.08
172
0.000.160.15
202715.6213.31-2.31
155
0.000.160.15
202815.8613.32-2.54
138
0.000.150.15
202916.0713.34-2.74
121
0.010.150.15
203016.2713.35-2.92
104
0.010.150.15
203116.4613.36-3.09
86
0.010.150.15
203216.6213.37-3.24
68
0.010.160.15
203316.7513.38-3.37
49
0.010.150.14
203416.8613.39-3.47
30
0.010.150.14
203516.9413.40-3.55
10
0.010.160.14
203617.0013.40-3.60
----
0.020.160.14
203717.0413.40-3.63
----
0.020.160.14
203817.0413.40-3.64
----
0.020.150.14
203917.0213.41-3.61
----
0.020.160.14
204016.9813.40-3.58
----
0.020.160.13
204116.9413.40-3.54
----
0.020.160.13
204216.8913.40-3.49
----
0.020.160.13
204316.8313.40-3.44
----
0.030.160.13
204416.7913.39-3.39
----
0.030.160.13
204516.7513.39-3.35
----
0.030.160.13
204616.7113.39-3.32
----
0.030.160.12
204716.6813.39-3.29
----
0.030.160.12
204816.6513.39-3.26
----
0.040.160.12
204916.6313.39-3.24
----
0.040.160.12
205016.6113.39-3.22
----
0.040.160.12
205116.6013.39-3.21
----
0.040.160.12
205216.6013.39-3.21
----
0.040.160.12
205316.6113.39-3.22
----
0.040.160.11
205416.6413.39-3.24
----
0.050.160.11
205516.6713.40-3.27
----
0.050.160.11
205616.7113.40-3.31
----
0.050.160.11
205716.7513.40-3.35
----
0.050.160.11
205816.7913.41-3.39
----
0.050.160.11
205916.8413.41-3.43
----
0.060.160.10
206016.8913.41-3.47
----
0.060.160.10
206116.9413.42-3.52
----
0.060.160.10
206216.9813.42-3.56
----
0.060.160.10
206317.0313.42-3.61
----
0.060.160.10
206417.0813.43-3.66
----
0.070.160.10
206517.1313.43-3.70
----
0.070.160.10
206617.1913.43-3.75
----
0.070.160.09
206717.2413.44-3.80
----
0.070.160.09
206817.2913.44-3.85
----
0.070.160.09
206917.3513.45-3.90
----
0.070.160.09
207017.4013.45-3.95
----
0.070.160.09
207117.4513.45-4.00
----
0.070.160.09
207217.4913.45-4.03
----
0.080.160.09
207317.5213.46-4.07
----
0.080.160.09
207417.5613.46-4.10
----
0.080.160.09
207517.5813.46-4.12
----
0.080.160.09
207617.6013.46-4.14
----
0.080.160.09
207717.6013.46-4.14
----
0.080.160.09
207817.6013.46-4.14
----
0.080.160.09
207917.6013.46-4.13
----
0.080.160.08
208017.5913.46-4.13
----
0.080.160.09
208117.5913.46-4.12
----
0.080.160.08
208217.5913.46-4.12
----
0.080.160.08
208317.5913.46-4.13
----
0.080.160.08
208417.6113.46-4.14
----
0.080.170.08
208517.6313.46-4.17
----
0.080.160.08
208617.6613.47-4.20
----
0.080.170.08
208717.7013.47-4.23
----
0.080.160.08
208817.7413.47-4.27
----
0.080.170.08
208917.7813.47-4.31
----
0.080.170.08
209017.8313.48-4.35
----
0.080.170.08
209117.8813.48-4.40
----
0.080.170.08
209217.9213.48-4.44
----
0.080.170.08


Summarized Estimates

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
Years Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance

Year of reserve
depletion
1

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance
2017-2091 16.70% 13.99% -2.71%
2035
0.04% 0.15% 0.11%

1 Under current law, the year of Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2034.
Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2017 Trustees Report.