Proposed Provision: Eliminate the taxable maximum for the employer payroll tax (6.2 percent) beginning in 2012. For the employee payroll tax (6.2 percent) and for benefit calculation purposes, beginning in 2012, increase the taxable maximum by an additional 2 percent per year until taxable earnings equal 90 percent of covered earnings.

OASDI Cost Rates and Income Rates
(as a percentage of taxable payroll)

  Income Rates Cost Rates
Year Present Law Provision Present Law Provision
201112.512.513.313.3
201212.913.913.213.2
201312.914.013.213.2
201412.914.113.213.2
201512.914.213.213.2
201613.014.213.313.3
201713.014.313.513.5
201813.014.313.613.6
201913.014.413.913.9
202013.114.414.214.2
202113.114.414.514.5
202213.114.514.814.8
202313.114.515.115.1
202413.114.515.415.4
202513.114.615.715.7
202613.214.615.915.9
202713.214.616.116.1
202813.214.716.316.3
202913.214.716.516.5
203013.214.716.716.7
203113.214.716.816.8
203213.214.716.916.9
203313.214.816.916.9
203413.214.817.017.0
203513.214.817.017.0
203613.214.817.017.1
203713.214.817.017.1
203813.214.817.017.1
203913.214.917.017.0
204013.214.917.017.0
204113.214.916.917.0
204213.214.916.916.9
204313.214.916.816.9
204413.214.916.816.9
204513.214.916.816.9
204613.214.916.816.8
204713.214.916.716.8
204813.215.016.716.8
204913.215.016.716.8
205013.215.016.716.8
205113.215.016.716.8
205213.215.016.716.8
205313.215.016.716.8
205413.215.016.716.8
205513.315.016.716.9
205613.315.016.716.9
205713.315.016.816.9
205813.315.016.817.0
205913.315.016.817.0
206013.315.016.817.0
206113.315.016.817.0
206213.315.016.817.0
206313.315.016.817.1
206413.315.016.817.1
206513.315.016.917.1
206613.315.116.917.1
206713.315.116.917.2
206813.315.116.917.2
206913.315.117.017.3
207013.315.117.017.3
207113.315.117.017.3
207213.315.117.117.4
207313.315.117.117.4
207413.315.117.117.5
207513.315.117.217.5
207613.315.117.217.6
207713.315.117.217.6
207813.315.117.317.6
207913.315.117.317.7
208013.315.117.417.7
208113.315.117.417.8
208213.315.117.417.8
208313.315.117.517.9
208413.315.117.517.9
208513.315.117.618.0
208613.315.217.618.0
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