; ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(J), the applicable percentage for a calendar year shall be determined in accordance with the following table: The applicable In the case of: percentage is: Calendar year 2024 90 percent Calendar year 2025 80 percent Calendar year 2026 70 percent Calendar year 2027 60 percent Calendar year 2028 50 percent Calendar year 2029 40 percent Calendar year 2030 30 percent Calendar year 2031 20 percent Calendar year 2032 10 percent Calendar years after 2033 0 percent. . (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to remuneration paid in calendar years after 2023. (b) Determination of taxable self-Employment income above contribution and benefit base after 2023 (1) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking that part of the net earnings and all that follows through minus and inserting the following: an amount equal to the applicable percentage (as determined under subsection (d)(2)) of that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of the difference (not to be less than zero) between (i) an amount equal to the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) which is effective for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins, and ; and (B) in subsection (d)— (i) by striking (d) Employee and wages .—The term and inserting the following: (d) Rules and definitions (1) Employee and wages The term