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 2025, 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
2024188188
2025171171
2026152154
2027134139
2028117124
2029101110
20308496
20316883
20325369
20333756
20342244
2035731
2036-917
2037-263
2038-43-11
2039-60-26
2040-78-41
2041-96-57
2042-115-73
2043-135-89
2044-154-106
2045-174-123
2046-194-140
2047-215-158
2048-235-175
2049-256-193
2050-277-211
2051-299-230
2052-320-248
2053-342-267
2054-364-286
2055-386-305
2056-409-325
2057-431-345
2058-455-365
2059-478-386
2060-502-407
2061-527-429
2062-553-452
2063-579-475
2064-605-498
2065-632-522
2066-660-546
2067-688-571
2068-716-596
2069-745-622
2070-774-648
2071-803-675
2072-834-702
2073-864-729
2074-895-757
2075-927-786
2076-960-815
2077-993-845
2078-1027-876
2079-1062-907
2080-1098-939
2081-1134-972
2082-1172-1005
2083-1209-1039
2084-1248-1074
2085-1287-1109
2086-1327-1145
2087-1368-1181
2088-1409-1218
2089-1450-1255
2090-1491-1291
2091-1532-1328
2092-1573-1364
2093-1612-1399
2094-1651-1434
2095-1689-1468
2096-1727-1501
2097-1764-1535
2098-1801-1568
2099-1838-1600
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