Provisions Affecting Coverage of Employment or Earnings, or Inclusion of Other Sources of Revenue
These provisions expand or reduce the categories of workers or the amount of earnings covered under the Social Security system, or add other sources of revenue that would be dedicated to OASDI. We provide a summary list of all options (printer-friendly PDF version) in this category. For each provision listed below, we provide an estimate of the financial effect on the OASDI program over the long-range period (the next 75 years) and for the 75th year. In addition, we provide graphs and detailed single year tables. We base all estimates on the intermediate assumptions described in the 2022 Trustees Report.
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| Number | Table and graph selection |
|---|---|
| F1 |
Starting in 2023, cover newly hired State and local government employees.
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| F2 |
Starting in 2023, exempt individuals with more than 180 quarters of coverage from
the OASDI payroll tax. Earnings exempted from OASDI payroll tax would not be used
in computing benefits.
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| F3 |
Expand covered earnings to include employer and employee premiums for employer-sponsored
group health insurance (ESI). Starting in 2026, phase out the OASDI payroll tax exclusion
for ESI premiums. Set an exclusion level at the 75th percentile of premium distribution
in 2026, with amounts above that subject to the payroll tax. Reduce the exclusion level
each year by 10 percent of the 2026 exclusion level until fully eliminated in 2036.
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| F4 |
Expand covered earnings to include contributions to voluntary salary reduction plans
(such as Cafeteria 125 plans and Flexible Spending Accounts). Starting in 2023, subject
these contributions to the OASDI payroll tax, making the payroll tax treatment of these
contributions like 401(k) contributions.
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| F6 |
Apply a separate 6.2 percent tax on investment income as defined in the Affordable Care
Act (ACA), with unindexed thresholds as in the ACA ($200,000 for single filer,
$250,000 for married filing jointly), starting in 2024. Proceeds go to the OASI
and DI Trust Funds.
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| F7 |
For the estate tax, gift tax, and generation skipping transfer (GST) tax, return
the respective exemption thresholds and tax rates to 2009 levels ($3.5 million threshold
for estate tax with a top 45% tax rate) for deaths after 2022 and gifts made after
2022, with those levels not indexed in future years. All proceeds from the estate
tax, gift tax, and GST tax would go to the OASI and DI Trust Funds.
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| F8 |
For active S-corporation officers and limited partners, apply a 16.2 percent
tax on investment income as defined in the ACA, with unindexed thresholds as
in the ACA ($200,000 single filer, $250,000 for married filing joint), starting
in 2023. Proceeds go to the OASDI Trust Funds for tax attributable to 12.4 percent
of the total 16.2 percent tax rate.
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| F9 |
Apply a separate 12.4 percent tax on investment income as defined in the
Affordable Care Act (ACA), with unindexed thresholds as in the ACA ($200,000
single filer, $250,000 for married filing joint), starting in 2024. Proceeds
go to the OASDI Trust Funds.
Summary measures and graphs
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Detailed single year tables (PDF version) Memoranda containing this or a similar provision: |