Archive: Eric Toder
Abstract The inclusion of employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in taxable income would increase income and payroll tax receipts, but would also increase Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits by adding ESI to the OASDI earnings base. This study uses the Urban Institute’s DYNASIM model to estimate the effects of including ESI premiums in…
The brief’s key findings are: Previous studies find that the tax deferral advantage offered by 401(k) plans mainly benefits high-income workers, who face higher marginal tax rates. A key assumption is that employer 401(k) contributions do not affect workers’ total compensation – that is, they are fully offset by lower wages. However, our results suggest…
