Core service · IRS §105/§125

Turn payroll taxes you already pay into savings and better benefits.

The average employer recovers about $640 per W-2 employee per year in FICA — automatically, from the first payroll, with no change to coverage or take-home pay.

The numbers

What ~$640 per employee looks like at scale.

$640
Avg FICA recovered / employee / yr
$192K
FICA recovery, 300-employee group
~$66K
Insurance & workers'-comp offsets
~$258K
Total modeled annual ROI (~$860/emp)
Illustrative benchmark (300 employees, $55K avg salary); modeled for your group during the briefing. Not tax advice.
How it works

Where the FICA savings come from.

A pre-tax §125 election lowers taxable wages, which lowers the employer's FICA. A §105 reimbursement then returns a matching, non-taxable amount — so employee take-home pay is unchanged, and the employer keeps the savings.

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Why employers adopt it quickly

Real savings, no trade-offs.

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Cost-neutral — funded by the savings, not a new budget line.

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Automatic — shows up as a per-pay-period line-item reduction.

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Non-disruptive — no carrier, network, broker, or plan-design change.

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Compliant — §105/§125 structure with audit-ready documentation.

What to expect

Typically $800–$1,200 per employee, per year.

That's the combined value of payroll-tax savings, insurance and workers'-comp offsets, and productivity gains. FICA recovery on its own runs up to about $639 per employee — and every dollar is validated against your payroll.

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Before / after payroll evidence

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Participation metrics

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Period-over-period reporting

Do you qualify?

A fit if you run US payroll with 25+ W-2 staff.

25+ full-time W-2 employees 30+ hours / week US payroll
Check your eligibility in a briefing
Common questions

The ones CFOs ask first.

Is it really cost-neutral?

Yes. Fees and the added employee benefits are funded from the payroll-tax savings, so there's no new budget line.

Does employee net pay change?

No. The pre-tax election is offset by a non-taxable reimbursement, so take-home pay is unchanged.

How is this different from a 401(k)?

A 401(k) defers income tax but not FICA. This §125/§105 structure reduces FICA and adds health benefits — with no change to take-home pay.

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Compliance & Audit

Legal opinions, ERISA docs, and audit-ready substantiation from day one.

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Employee Benefits

Free preventive care, prescriptions, telehealth, and wellness — net pay unchanged.

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Savings Calculator

Model your FICA recovery plus offsets for your exact headcount.

Estimate savings

See what your business could recover.

A no-cost, 15-minute briefing models the savings for your exact headcount — no plan changes, no obligation.

No carrier changeAudit-ready docsSavings from first payrollCost-neutral