Description of Proposed Provision:
E3.9: Beginning in 2026, apply 2 percent payroll tax rate on earnings over the wage-indexed equivalent of $200,000 in 2017 (about $279,300 in 2026), with the threshold wage-indexed after 2026. 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
201913.9512.87-1.08
272
0.000.000.00
202014.1212.89-1.23
256
0.000.000.00
202114.2712.92-1.35
239
0.000.000.00
202214.4412.95-1.49
223
0.000.000.00
202314.6212.97-1.66
206
0.000.000.00
202414.8012.99-1.81
188
0.000.000.00
202514.9813.01-1.98
171
0.000.000.00
202615.1613.39-1.77
154
0.000.260.26
202715.3613.43-1.94
139
-0.000.270.27
202815.5813.45-2.14
124
-0.000.270.27
202915.7913.46-2.33
109
-0.000.270.27
203015.9813.48-2.51
93
-0.000.270.27
203116.1613.49-2.67
77
-0.000.270.28
203216.3213.50-2.81
61
-0.000.270.28
203316.4513.51-2.94
45
-0.000.270.28
203416.5613.52-3.04
27
-0.000.270.28
203516.6513.53-3.12
10
-0.000.270.28
203616.7213.53-3.19
----
-0.000.270.28
203716.7813.54-3.24
----
-0.000.270.28
203816.8213.54-3.28
----
-0.000.270.28
203916.8313.55-3.28
----
-0.000.270.28
204016.8313.55-3.28
----
-0.000.270.28
204116.8113.55-3.26
----
-0.000.280.28
204216.7713.55-3.23
----
-0.000.280.28
204316.7313.55-3.19
----
-0.000.280.28
204416.6913.54-3.15
----
-0.000.280.28
204516.6613.54-3.11
----
-0.000.280.28
204616.6213.54-3.08
----
-0.000.280.28
204716.6013.54-3.05
----
-0.000.280.28
204816.5713.54-3.03
----
-0.000.280.28
204916.5513.54-3.01
----
-0.000.280.28
205016.5413.54-2.99
----
-0.000.280.28
205116.5313.54-2.98
----
-0.000.280.28
205216.5313.55-2.98
----
-0.000.280.28
205316.5413.55-2.99
----
-0.000.280.28
205416.5613.55-3.01
----
-0.010.280.28
205516.5813.55-3.03
----
-0.010.280.28
205616.6213.56-3.06
----
-0.010.280.28
205716.6613.56-3.10
----
-0.010.280.28
205816.7113.56-3.14
----
-0.010.280.28
205916.7513.57-3.19
----
-0.010.280.28
206016.8013.57-3.23
----
-0.010.280.28
206116.8513.58-3.28
----
-0.010.280.28
206216.9013.58-3.32
----
-0.010.280.28
206316.9513.58-3.37
----
-0.010.280.28
206417.0113.59-3.42
----
-0.010.280.28
206517.0613.59-3.47
----
-0.010.280.29
206617.1213.60-3.52
----
-0.010.280.29
206717.1713.60-3.57
----
-0.010.280.29
206817.2313.60-3.63
----
-0.010.280.29
206917.2913.61-3.69
----
-0.010.280.29
207017.3513.61-3.74
----
-0.010.280.29
207117.4113.62-3.79
----
-0.010.280.29
207217.4613.62-3.84
----
-0.010.280.29
207317.5013.62-3.88
----
-0.010.280.29
207417.5413.63-3.92
----
-0.010.280.29
207517.5813.63-3.95
----
-0.010.280.29
207617.6013.63-3.97
----
-0.010.280.29
207717.6113.63-3.98
----
-0.010.280.29
207817.6213.63-3.98
----
-0.010.280.29
207917.6113.63-3.97
----
-0.010.280.29
208017.5913.63-3.96
----
-0.010.280.29
208117.5813.63-3.94
----
-0.010.280.29
208217.5613.63-3.93
----
-0.010.280.29
208317.5413.63-3.91
----
-0.010.280.29
208417.5313.63-3.90
----
-0.010.280.29
208517.5213.63-3.89
----
-0.010.280.29
208617.5213.63-3.89
----
-0.010.280.29
208717.5213.63-3.89
----
-0.010.280.29
208817.5313.63-3.90
----
-0.010.280.29
208917.5613.63-3.92
----
-0.010.280.29
209017.5913.64-3.95
----
-0.010.280.29
209117.6213.64-3.99
----
-0.010.280.29
209217.6713.64-4.03
----
-0.010.280.29
209317.7113.64-4.07
----
-0.010.280.29


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 16.68% 14.08% -2.60%
2035
-0.00% 0.24% 0.25%

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