{"id":2643062,"date":"2026-08-11T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-how-employers-can-contribute-to-trump-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:03:04","slug":"treasury-how-employers-can-contribute-to-trump-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-how-employers-can-contribute-to-trump-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasury: How employers can contribute to Trump Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftreasury-how-employers-can-contribute-to-trump-accounts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643062&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new guidance to help employers contribute to Trump Accounts, which are tax-deferred investment vehicles designed for children, allowing families and employers to invest and save for dependents. The guidance outlines five essential steps for employers to qualify, including maintaining a written plan, verifying beneficiary details, notifying employees, providing annual statements, and reporting to the Trump Account trustee.Since the initiative&#8217;s launch, over 7 million accounts have been claimed, with more than $1.5 billion invested. Currently, 50 companies have committed to contributing to these accounts, with nearly $125 million contributed in the first five days. The program offers a new wealth-building avenue for families, with contributions up to $2,500 tax-free annually for dependents&#8217; accounts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11700\">Scott Bessent<\/a> published new guidance Tuesday outlining the specific steps employers must take to contribute to employee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4642692\/families-125-million-trump-accounts-first-five-days\/\">Trump Accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accounts, one of the most popular provisions included in President Donald Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/the-big-beautiful-bill\/\">One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a>, are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tax-deferred investment vehicles designed specifically<\/a> for children. Parents, family members, and others can contribute directly to the funds. The law allows employers to contribute to employee funds either on a pre-tax basis or on top of an employee\u2019s gross pay.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4682437\/treasury-trump-accounts-employers-five-step-guidance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Treasury releases five-step guidance for employers to make contributions to Trump Accounts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4682392\/judge-pauses-mamdani-new-york-pied-a-terre-tax\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge pauses New York pied-a-terre tax in blow to Mamdani<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4681972\/fed-rate-hikes-likely-weakening-jobs-outlook-inflation-unemployment\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fed rate hikes likely even with weakening jobs outlook<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrump Accounts are giving American families a new way to build wealth from day one,\u201d Bessent wrote in a statement. \u201cToday, Treasury is publishing guidance that will help families grow Trump Accounts by allowing employers to contribute up to $2,500 tax-free each year for employees\u2019 dependents and giving employees the option to contribute pre-tax dollars directly to those accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Treasury, 50 companies so far have committed to contributing to Trump Accounts. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"339\">Trump administration\u2019s<\/a> new guidance states that employers must take the following five steps to be eligible for program contributions:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Maintain a\u00a0separate written plan document<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Follow\u00a0certification procedures\u00a0that permit employers to rely on employees\u2019 self-certification of the Trump Account beneficiary\u2019s age and dependent status, but require validation that the account into which the contribution will be made is a Trump Account<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Provide notices to employees<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Provide annual statements to employees<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Provide reporting to the Trump Account trustee<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4642692\/families-125-million-trump-accounts-first-five-days\/\"><strong>FAMILIES CONTRIBUTED NEARLY $125 MILLION TO TRUMP ACCOUNTS IN FIRST FIVE DAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior Treasury Department official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that, so far, more than 7 million Trump Accounts have been claimed by parents. More than $1.5 billion has been invested into those accounts, including both personal, philanthropic, and government contributions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury outlines steps for employer contributions to Trump Accounts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2643063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25300289511528.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[12796,16274,3778,68056],"class_list":["post-2643062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-employers","tag-payroll","tag-treasury","tag-trump-accounts"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25300289511528.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643062"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643066,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643062\/revisions\/2643066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}