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 2021, 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
2020261261
2021248248
2022233236
2023217223
2024200209
2025183194
2026165179
2027148164
2028130149
2029112133
203094118
203176102
20325886
20333970
20342054
2035138
2036-1921
2037-384
2038-59-13
2039-80-31
2040-101-49
2041-122-67
2042-144-85
2043-166-104
2044-188-123
2045-210-142
2046-232-161
2047-255-180
2048-277-199
2049-299-218
2050-322-237
2051-344-256
2052-367-275
2053-389-294
2054-412-314
2055-434-333
2056-457-353
2057-480-373
2058-504-393
2059-527-414
2060-551-434
2061-575-455
2062-599-477
2063-624-499
2064-650-521
2065-676-544
2066-702-567
2067-728-591
2068-755-615
2069-782-639
2070-809-663
2071-837-688
2072-866-714
2073-895-740
2074-925-767
2075-955-794
2076-986-822
2077-1018-850
2078-1051-880
2079-1084-910
2080-1119-941
2081-1154-972
2082-1190-1004
2083-1226-1036
2084-1263-1068
2085-1300-1101
2086-1337-1134
2087-1374-1167
2088-1411-1200
2089-1448-1232
2090-1484-1264
2091-1520-1295
2092-1554-1326
2093-1589-1357
2094-1623-1387
2095-1657-1417
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