Tax Reform ‘Threat’ Will Hurt 401(k)s, ASPPA Warns

The organization describes Save My 401(k) as a grassroots campaign to protect the tax incentives of employer-sponsored retirement plans from what they see as the "threat" of tax reform. The goal is to educate members of Congress and urge them to preserve the 401(k) tax incentives that are the foundation of American worker's retirement savings.

According to data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, more than 70% of workers earning from $30,000 to $50,000 participate in their employer 401(k) plans, compared with only 5% who save for retirement without a plan at work. As ASPPA notes, given these plans' growing importance the savings represent more than 65% of their financial assets.

"We understand Congress needs to reduce the debt and raise revenue but raiding the tax incentives for 401(k) plans will put American workers' retirement security at risk," Graff added. "Tens of millions of Americans participate in these retirement plans, and 80% of them earn less than $100,000 per year. This is a battle that American workers simply can't afford to lose."

Members of the public, retirement plan professionals, employers and ASPPA members are being asked to contact members of Congress to urge them to preserve the retirement savings tax incentives that encourage employers to offer 401(k) plans and employees to utilize them.