How Commuter Benefits Help Now

The monthly allowance for tax-free commuter benefits has doubled, enabling employees to deduct up to $230 per month for transit costs. By taking full advantage of this benefit, you may be able to cover all of your commuting cost using pretax dollars – and in many cases offset transit fare increases no matter what area of the country you live in.

For example, see how the increase in commuter benefit savings helps current North East Corridor NJ Transit commuters, as well as commuters on Chicago’s Metro train service: