Tax-free Fare Benefit Information

The Federal law that allows a pretax transit benefit of up to $245 per month was re-enacted the week of January 1, 2013. The restored benefit will be retroactive to January 2012, although it has not been determined how transit users will be able to claim back benefits. Customers should contact the workplace administrator of their transit benefit program for assistance in modifying their current pretax and secondary payments. Or, click on the link for your transit benefit program provider below for information about alternate payment options available to you.

NOTICE: As of July 1, the MTA Long Island Rail Road and MTA Metro-North Railroad will no longer accept prepaid vouchers as a form of payment for tickets purchased through Mail&Ride as well as at Ticket Offices.

Many companies serving the NY Metro region offer employer-sponsored tax-free transit fare programs. For more information on how these programs work, click below.

Employers Save, Commuters Save Pre-Tax Benefit Programs (PDF format)

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The following links will take you to some of the providers who can work with your employer to make the appropriate arrangements.

	Commuter Check Services Corp. 51 Water Street Watertown, MA 02472 (800) 531-2828
	eTRAC commute Benefit Resource, Inc. 481 Eighth Ave., Suite 1575 New York, NY 10001 (866) 996-5200, ext. 112
	QTB Services, Inc. 585 Stewart Ave. Garden City, NY 11530 516-794-1952
	TotalBen, LLC PO Box 100496 Brooklyn, NY 11210 (718) 535-7070
	TranBen, Ltd. 155 Sandshell Drive Charleston, SC 29492 877-5-TRNBEN/843-388-5525
	TransitChek 1065 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor New York, NY 10018 (866)410-CHEK (2435)
	WageWorks 1120 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Floor New York, NY 10036 (866) 602-3887
	WiredCommute 51 Water Street Watertown, MA 02472 (800) 531-2828

These providers are taken from a list on CommuterChoice.com, a federally-funded website developed by the Association for Commuter Transportation to help employers connect with service providers.