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Tax Policy: Effects of Changing the Tax Treatment of Fringe Benefits

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 7, 1992
Report No. GGD-92-43
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Summary:

The Department of the Treasury is expected to forgo about $91 billion in tax revenues this year because employer-provided fringe benefits are excluded from taxable income. Proposals have been put forth to change the tax treatment of these benefits either by restricting the extent of subsidized benefits to reduce the deficit or lower income tax rates or by expanding benefit coverage. This report discusses employee benefit tax policy issues as they relate to four of the more common employer-provided fringe benefits: pensions, health and life insurance, and flexible benefits. For each benefit, GAO discusses (1) historical and legislative background, (2) data on employers who provide and employees who are covered by these benefits, (3) estimated tax expenditure data, and (4) the implications of taxing these benefits.

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