Proposed Provision: Expand covered earnings to include contributions to voluntary salary reduction plans (such as Cafeteria 125 plans and Flexible Spending Accounts). Starting in 2015, 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 Present Law Provision
2014320320
2015306306
2016292294
2017277281
2018262268
2019248255
2020233242
2021219229
2022203215
2023187201
2024171186
2025154171
2026137155
2027119139
2028101122
202983105
20306488
20314469
20322350
2033231
2034-2011
2035-42-10
2036-65-31
2037-88-52
2038-112-74
2039-136-96
2040-160-119
2041-185-141
2042-210-164
2043-235-187
2044-260-210
2045-285-233
2046-310-257
2047-336-280
2048-362-304
2049-388-328
2050-415-353
2051-442-377
2052-468-402
2053-495-427
2054-523-452
2055-550-477
2056-578-503
2057-606-529
2058-635-555
2059-664-583
2060-694-610
2061-725-638
2062-756-667
2063-787-696
2064-819-726
2065-852-756
2066-885-787
2067-918-818
2068-952-849
2069-987-881
2070-1022-914
2071-1057-947
2072-1094-982
2073-1132-1017
2074-1171-1053
2075-1210-1090
2076-1251-1128
2077-1293-1166
2078-1335-1206
2079-1378-1246
2080-1421-1286
2081-1464-1326
2082-1507-1366
2083-1550-1406
2084-1593-1446
2085-1636-1487
2086-1680-1528
2087-1724-1569
2088-1769-1611
2089-1814-1653
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