The Section 125 Cafeteria- FSA -
Employer Savings
"The Tax Break Employers Can`t Afford To
Ignore!"
Assuming 100 employees each earning $30,000 per year subject to
withholding taxes of 25%, the following example shows the savings
employers can experience by offering flexible spending accounts to
their employees:
Tax Savings Example
The
savings to the employer:
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Without Cafeteria Compensation
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Gross
Payroll
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$3,000,000
|
|
FICA Tax
@ 7.65%
|
$229,500
|
|
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With Cafeteria Compensation
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Gross
Payroll
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$3,000,000
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LESS:
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Employee
Health Insurance
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($120,000)
|
|
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Day Care
Expenses
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($25,000)
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|
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Health
Care Expenses
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($20,000)
|
|
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Disability
& Term Insurance
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($25,000)
|
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Taxable
Payroll
|
$2,810,000
|
|
FICA Tax
@ 7.65%
|
$214,965
|
|
|
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Net
gain realized per year by employers by not having to pay
FICA taxes on qualifying expenses.
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$14,535
|
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The
aggregate savings to the employees:
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Without Cafeteria Compensation
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Withholding
Taxes @ 25% of $3,000,000
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$750,000
|
|
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With Cafeteria Compensation
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Withholding
Taxes @ 25% of $2,810,000
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$702,500
|
|
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Net
gain per year realized by employees not having to pay
withholding taxes on qualifying expenses.
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$47,500
|
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Please note the
savings does not reflect other payroll taxes, such as SUI, FUTA and
workers compensation, which depends on your organization.
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