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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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IRS Section 125 — Federal Law Since 1978
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Section 125 in Houston, TX

Section 125 Plan for Houston Businesses

Houston's marquee Section 125 case is a 132-employee restaurant group operating 69 locations — they save $250,000+/year combined FICA + Workers' Comp. Owner Jason Adelman is also an insurance broker; three law firms reviewed the structure before signing.

Houston's industry mix — energy services, port logistics (Port of Houston), restaurants and franchises, healthcare and senior care, manufacturing — covers the full Section 125 map. WC rates run higher than the California average, so the combined FICA + WC math is often more favorable.

On a 100-employee Houston business at a 5% WC rate, combined annual savings approach $90,000. On a high-WC industry like construction or trucking at 9–14%, combined savings frequently exceed $100,000/year.

Houston Marquee Result

What this looks like in practice.

Restaurant Group · Houston, TX
$250K
saved per year
132 W-2 employees

Our company achieved substantial annual savings exceeding a quarter million dollars in both FICA and workers’ compensation. Employees enjoyed extra money in their pockets each month.

Jason AdelmanOwner & Insurance Broker, Avant-garde Senior Living / Restaurant Group
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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.

HitesmanLaw P.A. · Minneapolis, MN

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.

Named a Super Lawyer every year since 2000. AV-rated (highest possible rating) in Martindale-Hubbell since 1998.
Co-author: ERISA Compliance for Health & Welfare Plans (Thomson Reuters/EBIA) — the national compliance standard manual since 1999.
Member, Technical Advisory Group — Employers Council on Flexible Compensation. She helps set the industry standards for Section 125 plans nationally.

CBIZ Advisors LLC

Top-7 U.S. Accounting Firm · Cleveland, OH · 135,000+ Clients

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.

Top-7 U.S. accounting firm. 10,000+ employees across 100+ offices. Serves 135,000+ clients nationally.
Review covers: IRC §125 cafeteria plan, §105/106 wellness benefit rules, ERISA plan asset treatment, ACA integration, and COBRA obligations.
$500,000 legal protection per enrolled employer · $10,000 per employee participant · Insurance-backed.
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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 ↗
Houston Section 125 FAQ

Questions specific to Houston businesses

Yes — Texas has no state income tax, so the FICA reduction is the primary employer-tax savings. The federal IRC § 125 framework applies uniformly across states.
Identical model, similar math. Houston-area drayage and port-logistics operators with W-2 driver fleets see the same $681 + WC combination. Texas WC rates can be lower depending on classification, but the structural savings are mechanical.
Each W-2 employer entity enrolls separately. A multi-state operator with separate state entities enrolls each one; if all states roll up to a single W-2 employer, that single entity enrolls.

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$500K legal protection per enrolled employer · IRS Section 125 · Federal law since 1978