For Employers

You're already paying these taxes. The question is whether your employees see any of it.

Trio converts FICA payroll taxes you are already paying into enhanced employee benefits and increased take-home pay. Nothing is added to your budget. Everything is funded from tax savings you are currently sending to the IRS.

Qualifying employers: 50–10,000+ W-2 employees.

The Business Case

What Trio does for employers

Every time you run payroll, you pay FICA taxes — half from your employees, half from you. Trio creates a legal pre-tax offset that reduces the taxable wage base for enrolled employees.

Because taxes are calculated on a lower number, both you and your employees pay less. That difference does not disappear. It funds benefits your employees receive — and savings you keep.

The Employer Savings Model
Average employer savings per employee$600+ annuallyvaries by wage level
Program feeFlat monthly fee per enrolled employeepaid from savings, not budget
Net employer benefitPositive from first payroll cycle
Impact on current benefitsNoneTrio supplements what you offer today
Participation requirementNo minimumeven partial enrollment delivers savings
Eligibility note

Sole proprietors, partners, and S-corp shareholders owning >2% are not eligible for the Section 125 benefit. C-corp owners and S-corp shareholders at or below 2% may participate. Entity type is confirmed during the analysis process.

Employee Benefits

What your employees get

Better benefits are the point of the program — the tax savings are how they're paid for. Enrolled employees receive three things:

Healthcare Concierge

Amaze Health

A 24/7 virtual healthcare concierge for the employee, their spouse, and their children — provided at no copay or deductible through the plan. Mental health care, urgent care, specialist navigation, chronic care management, second opinions, and prescription support.

Voluntary Portfolio

Insurance Options

Life insurance, critical illness, accident indemnity, hospital indemnity, short and long-term disability, dental, vision, and prescription coverage — employees choose what fits their families.

Take-Home Pay

A Bigger Paycheck

After benefit costs are covered, remaining savings are added to the employee's paycheck — typically $50–100 more per month, without you adding a dollar to payroll.

$50–100+
per month, typical
Implementation

Your side of the table is short

30–45 days from signed agreement to first enrollment cycle. Here is the complete division of labor:

Your responsibility
  • Sign the master program agreement
  • Add 3 payroll line items per enrolled employee — one-time setup, typically 20–30 minutes
  • Coordinate 1–2 employee meetings via Zoom — we run them
  • Notify us when employees are hired or terminated
  • Direct employee questions to us or Amaze Health
Our responsibility
  • Design the plan documents and file compliance records
  • Build the enrollment portal with your selected benefit options
  • Present to your employees, answer every question, handle one-on-one enrollment support
  • Manage ongoing plan administration, tracking, and reporting
  • Provide 24/7 ongoing support for employee and employer questions
Compliance

The questions your CPA will ask — answered

“Is this like the automatic-reimbursement programs the IRS challenged?”

No. Those programs paid automatic reimbursements with no benefit-usage tracking. Trio requires actual engagement with plan benefits — every plan payment is coded to a qualifying activity under IRC § 213(d). Structurally different, legally different.

“What happens if we get audited?”

Hitesman Law, P.A. provides an audit defense policy for both the employer and enrolled employees as a standard feature of the plan. You have legal representation if the IRS asks questions — at no additional cost.

“My CPA is going to have questions.”

We welcome that call. Our legal team has walked CPAs and tax advisors through the structure hundreds of times. We provide a full compliance documentation package, and your CPA can speak directly with Hitesman Law, P.A.

“Is this a tax credit?”

No. A tax credit means you pay first and apply for a refund. Trio reduces your actual tax liability — the money never goes to the IRS. Your savings are earned in the same cycle they are generated.

Free Payroll Analysis

See the numbers for your business.

Basic, non-private payroll data in — a complete picture out: how much you'll save, how many employees qualify, and what each employee's benefits budget will be. No Social Security numbers. No obligation.