Contact Congress about H.R. 4535: Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act

People with very high incomes would pay more tax on wages, self-employment earnings, and investments. Employers would collect some of the new taxes from paychecks. Added investment-tax money would help fund Social Security and Medicare.

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Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act is a House bill in Congress.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who earn more than $400,000, or married couples who file jointly and earn more than $500,000. It also directly affects employers with highly paid workers. High-income investors and people with foreign holdings could owe more tax. Trusts and estates would face a much higher investment-income tax rate.

Why this matters: Social Security and Medicare face projected funding gaps, and this bill would collect more money from very high incomes. People below the bill's limits would not pay the new high-income taxes. People above them could owe more on wages, self-employment earnings, investments, or foreign-related income. The added money may reduce pressure for future benefit cuts or eligibility changes, but the bill does not promise that result.

Key provisions in H.R. 4535

• Social Security payroll tax would apply again to wages between the normal yearly wage limit and $400,000. This would happen only in years when the normal limit is below $400,000.
• High-wage railroad workers would face a similar expansion of the wages covered by railroad retirement taxes.
• A new 1.2% Medicare hospital tax would apply to wages above $400,000 for single and most other filers. The limit would be $500,000 for joint filers, and employers would follow special withholding rules.
• High self-employment earnings would face a matching 1.2% Medicare tax above the $400,000 or $500,000 limit. Wages already covered by federal payroll taxes would lower the remaining limit for self-employment income.
• Self-employed people could not deduct the new 1.2% Medicare tax when calculating their federal income taxes.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 4535

What is H.R. 4535?

People with very high incomes would pay more tax on wages, self-employment earnings, and investments. Employers would collect some of the new taxes from paychecks. Added investment-tax money would help fund Social Security and Medicare.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 4535?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 4535?

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