COMMUTER ASSIST allows employees to pay for eligible expenses such as mass transit and van pooling on a tax-advantaged basis, giving them a reduction on transportation that they would otherwise have to absorb.

Commuter Assist is  a valuable, low-cost employee benefit for any of your staff who use mass transit, van-pooling or pay for parking in order to work. Using Commuter Assist, your employees can set aside pre-tax dollars to pay these costs, a saving of 40%. You’ll save FICA taxes and can contribute as well.

If your transit or parking provider accepts card payments, participants use their DirectPay Benefits Card to purchase transit passes from vending kiosks and make parking payments. The money is automatically deducted from their Commuter Assist account.

Commuter Assist is fully compliant with the IRS and extremely easy! No special reporting, no plan documents, no annual elections. Our plan management site puts all of the information at your fingertips. We’ll also give you everything you’ll need to educate employees and implement the plan.

Employees will reap the benefits of Commuter Assist every day. We also offer Commuter Connect as a value-added option. Commuter Connect gives participants the convenience of online enrollment and home delivery of transit passes. They can even set up recurring orders. Email notices and reminders keep them informed at every step. If your worksite requires employees to use mass transit and pay for parking, why not save them some money?

Find out more about employer and employee tax savings, how it works, and what’s covered/not covered by downloading our informational sheet using the link below.