Transit Resources

Smart Commuter Savings Plan // https://www.go-metro.com/about-metro/about2/doingbusiness
A program provided by Go*METRO and TANK allows qualified employers to cover tax-free compensation to employees through payment of commuting costs toward public transit, reducing employer payroll taxes and taxable income of employees.

Transit Benefit Plan (Go*METRO) // https://www.go-metro.com/about-metro/about2/doingbusiness
"Allows for savings of up to 30% of the cost of transportation for your employees."

Business Partnerships with Go*METRO // https://www.go-metro.com/partnerships
$1 discounted pass program with partners.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (Go*METRO) // https://www.go-metro.com/about-metro/about2/doingbusiness/doingbusinesswithmetro/Disadvantaged-Business-Enterprise-Program
Certified DBE, MBE, WBE, DOBE, and SBE businesses may qualify to participate in the procurement process, purchasing, and transit projects.

Savings Calculator (Go*METRO) // https://www.go-metro.com/savings
Calculate how much it costs you to drive to work, then compare it with the cost of an unlimited-ride monthly bus pass.

Better Bus Coalition // https://betterbuscoalition.org/
An advocacy organization that supports greater investment in bus transportation throughout Hamilton County.

IRS Revised Ruling 2014-32 // https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-50_IRB#RR-2014-32
For mass transit and vehicles transporting more than six people, employees qualify under several IRS-approved situations that determine when benefits are to be excluded from gross income and wages. These situations include whether an employee incurs charges for delivery of transit passes, or whether transit passes are to be delivered through a bona fide reimbursement arrangement.

Compensation reduction arrangements // https://www.irs.gov/publications/p15b#en_US_2022_publink1000193751
Either cash compensation or qualified transportation benefits can be provided to employees on a pre-tax basis. The amount of compensation reduction cannot exceed monthly limits for transportation benefits.

Additional information on transportation commuting benefits from the IRS // https://www.irs.gov/publications/p15b#en_US_2022_publink1000193740