Description of Proposed Provision:
E3.2: Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings would be subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2019-2028). Do not provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

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
201813.8112.64-1.17
288
0.000.000.00
201913.9513.01-0.95
272
0.000.130.13
202014.1213.17-0.96
257
-0.000.270.27
202114.2713.32-0.95
242
-0.000.400.40
202214.4413.46-0.98
228
-0.000.510.51
202314.6213.58-1.04
214
-0.000.610.62
202414.8013.70-1.10
201
-0.000.710.71
202514.9813.80-1.18
188
-0.000.800.80
202615.1614.01-1.15
175
-0.000.880.88
202715.3614.10-1.26
164
-0.000.950.95
202815.5814.19-1.39
152
-0.001.021.02
202915.7914.21-1.57
141
-0.001.031.03
203015.9814.23-1.75
130
-0.001.031.03
203116.1614.24-1.91
118
-0.001.031.03
203216.3114.25-2.06
107
-0.011.031.03
203316.4514.27-2.18
95
-0.011.031.03
203416.5614.27-2.28
82
-0.011.031.03
203516.6414.28-2.36
69
-0.011.031.04
203616.7114.29-2.43
56
-0.011.031.04
203716.7814.29-2.48
42
-0.011.031.04
203816.8114.30-2.51
28
-0.011.031.04
203916.8214.30-2.52
14
-0.011.031.04
204016.8214.30-2.51
----
-0.011.031.04
204116.8014.31-2.49
----
-0.011.031.04
204216.7614.30-2.46
----
-0.011.031.04
204316.7214.30-2.42
----
-0.011.031.05
204416.6814.30-2.38
----
-0.011.031.05
204516.6414.30-2.34
----
-0.021.031.05
204616.6114.30-2.31
----
-0.021.031.05
204716.5814.30-2.28
----
-0.021.031.05
204816.5614.30-2.26
----
-0.021.031.05
204916.5414.30-2.23
----
-0.021.031.05
205016.5214.30-2.22
----
-0.021.031.05
205116.5114.30-2.21
----
-0.021.031.06
205216.5114.30-2.21
----
-0.021.031.06
205316.5214.31-2.21
----
-0.021.041.06
205416.5414.31-2.23
----
-0.031.041.06
205516.5614.31-2.25
----
-0.031.041.06
205616.6014.32-2.28
----
-0.031.041.06
205716.6414.32-2.32
----
-0.031.041.07
205816.6814.32-2.36
----
-0.031.041.07
205916.7314.33-2.40
----
-0.031.041.07
206016.7814.33-2.44
----
-0.031.041.07
206116.8214.34-2.49
----
-0.031.041.07
206216.8714.34-2.53
----
-0.041.041.07
206316.9314.35-2.58
----
-0.041.041.07
206416.9814.35-2.63
----
-0.041.041.08
206517.0314.35-2.68
----
-0.041.041.08
206617.0914.36-2.73
----
-0.041.041.08
206717.1414.36-2.78
----
-0.041.041.08
206817.2014.37-2.83
----
-0.041.041.08
206917.2614.37-2.89
----
-0.041.041.08
207017.3214.38-2.94
----
-0.041.041.09
207117.3814.38-2.99
----
-0.041.041.09
207217.4214.39-3.04
----
-0.041.041.09
207317.4714.39-3.08
----
-0.041.051.09
207417.5114.40-3.11
----
-0.051.051.09
207517.5414.40-3.14
----
-0.051.051.09
207617.5614.40-3.16
----
-0.051.051.09
207717.5814.40-3.17
----
-0.051.051.09
207817.5814.40-3.17
----
-0.051.051.10
207917.5714.41-3.17
----
-0.051.051.10
208017.5614.41-3.15
----
-0.051.051.10
208117.5414.41-3.14
----
-0.051.051.10
208217.5214.40-3.12
----
-0.051.051.10
208317.5114.40-3.10
----
-0.051.051.10
208417.4914.40-3.09
----
-0.051.051.10
208517.4814.40-3.08
----
-0.051.051.10
208617.4814.40-3.08
----
-0.051.051.10
208717.4814.41-3.08
----
-0.051.051.10
208817.5014.41-3.09
----
-0.051.061.10
208917.5214.41-3.11
----
-0.051.061.10
209017.5514.41-3.14
----
-0.051.061.10
209117.5914.41-3.17
----
-0.051.061.10
209217.6314.42-3.21
----
-0.051.061.11
209317.6814.42-3.25
----
-0.051.061.11


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
2018-2092 16.66% 14.80% -1.86%
2039
-0.02% 0.96% 0.98%

1 Under current law, the year of Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2034.
Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2018 Trustees Report.