Let the IRS give your
employees a raise.
Most business owners have never heard of Section 125 — a federal tax code that puts $72 more per paycheck in your employees' pockets and saves you $681+ per employee, per year. Zero cost to you or your employees. Your team gets a raise. You save thousands. The government covers both.
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Minimum 10 W-2 employees · $25K+ salary · ACA-compliant health coverage required
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Section 125 Plan for Construction & Trade Contractors
Construction has the highest Workers' Comp burden of any industry on the calculator — averaging 14% of payroll, often pushing 18–20% in higher-risk classifications. Section 125 directly reduces the WC base. The math compounds.
A 30-employee general contractor or specialty trade business sees roughly $20,448/year in net FICA savings + an estimated $30,240/year in WC reduction (conservative half-rate at 14%). Real-world reductions in trades have ranged 30–60% depending on classification mix and experience modification.
Construction operators are also some of the most thorough due-diligence buyers — they bring program documents to their CPAs and to their WC brokers before signing. The Hitesman opinion (May 2025) and CBIZ review (August 2025) both pass that scrutiny.
The math, your headcount
For Construction & Trade Contractors (avg WC rate ~14%), the calculator returns your exact net FICA savings + a Workers' Comp reduction estimate by classification. No email required.
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On a high-rate trade — concrete, framing, roofing, mechanical — a $1,200/employee/month payroll reduction can translate to $200–$300/employee/month in WC premium reduction at the next audit. Across 30 employees that's $72,000–$108,000/year in WC savings alone, on top of FICA.
Real-world results
- ✓WC rates in construction range 7–25% by classification — Section 125 reduces the base for every classification simultaneously.
- ✓Modification factor is unaffected — the base payroll reduction is mechanical, not behavioral.
- ✓Audits run annually for most WC carriers — savings show up at the next audit cycle.
What this looks like in practice.
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Skepticism is the right response. We don't ask you to take our word for it — we bring institutional proof that convinced CPAs, CFOs, attorneys, and insurance brokers to enroll their own companies.
Darcy L. Hitesman, J.D.
35+ years as an Employee Benefits attorney specializing in IRC Section 125, ERISA, HIPAA, and the ACA. Her May 5, 2025 opinion letter concludes: “In this firm's opinion, the Program described satisfies applicable IRS requirements.”
She specifically reviewed the IRS Chief Counsel Advice memoranda on "double-dip" arrangements — the exact schemes the IRS has flagged — and concluded this program is built differently and compliantly.
CBIZ Advisors LLC
CBIZ independently reviewed the program against IRC §§ 125, 105, and 106, plus ERISA, ACA, and COBRA requirements. Their August 22, 2025 letter concludes: “If operated per its provisions, the Program appears to satisfy the requirements of ERISA, the ACA, and COBRA as well.”
This review was commissioned by Affinity Hospice's CEO before enrolling his nationwide organization — and the CFO (himself a CPA) shared the letter publicly in his testimonial.
Direct From the U.S. Government
Section 125 has been in the Internal Revenue Code since 1978. Congress wrote it there specifically to encourage employers to fund preventive healthcare for American workers. This is not a loophole — it is the precise, intended use of a 47-year-old federal law, grounded in IRS Revenue Ruling 69-154, the specific published ruling supporting the benefit payment structure.
→ Verify on IRS.gov — Section 125 Cafeteria Plans ↗Questions specific to your industry
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$500K legal protection per enrolled employer · IRS Section 125 · Federal law since 1978