Commuter Tax Benefit

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Ray Weaver

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Feb 27, 2012, 9:15:47 AM2/27/12
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Does anyone have any experience with the Commuter Tax Benefit (either good or bad). I know that the amount was just decreased for 2012, but I was more curious about how to instruct businesses to implement this benefit. I have been unable to find a website with clear instructions.

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Ray Weaver
Way2Go Program Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tompkins County
615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-2292 ext. 150
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Feb 27, 2012, 9:35:53 AM2/27/12
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I believe it is an employer option under the Flexible Spending Accounts, in which pre-tax dollars are used in an account for the employee to be reimbursed for riding the bus.  The most common and popular Flexible Spending account of course in medical, but there is also a  Daycare and commuter/public transit account.   Try the IRS website under Flexible Spending Accounts.

Denise Bentley
Transportation Broker
Livingston County DSS
585.243.7494

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Petrie, Betty

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Feb 27, 2012, 9:58:50 AM2/27/12
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Hi, Ray.  You might want to contact Steve Koegel, Director of Marketing at Centro in Syracuse,  sko...@centro.org.   Steve has been quite successful in promoting this program.

 

Betty A. Petrie, CCTM

Project Manager

CNYRTA

PO Box 820 - 200 Cortland Ave

Syracuse, NY  13205

315-442-3318

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Pamela S Chapman

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Feb 27, 2012, 10:34:21 AM2/27/12
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No I’m sorry Ray we do not have information on that.

 

Thank you

Pamela S Chapman

 

TTI Operations

607-687-7433

 

 

 

From: nymobilit...@googlegroups.com [mailto:nymobilit...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ray Weaver
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:16 AM
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Subject: Commuter Tax Benefit

 

Does anyone have any experience with the Commuter Tax Benefit (either good or bad). I know that the amount was just decreased for 2012, but I was more curious about how to instruct businesses to implement this benefit. I have been unable to find a website with clear instructions.

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james....@e2taxi.com

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Feb 27, 2012, 11:28:56 AM2/27/12
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The most common use of this program is for commuters in the DC area. Wendy
Klancher or Beth Neuman at the Washington Council of Governments are good
contacts.
James j McLary
Region 2 Coordination Ambassador


> I believe it is an employer option under the Flexible Spending Accounts,
> in which pre-tax dollars are used in an account for the employee to be
> reimbursed for riding the bus. The most common and popular Flexible
> Spending account of course in medical, but there is also a Daycare and
> commuter/public transit account. Try the IRS website under Flexible
> Spending Accounts.
>
> Denise Bentley
> Transportation Broker
> Livingston County DSS
> 585.243.7494
>
>
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> From: Ray Weaver <wea...@cornell.edu>
> To: NYMobilit...@googlegroups.com
> Date: 02/27/2012 09:16 AM
> Subject: Commuter Tax Benefit
> Sent by: nymobilit...@googlegroups.com
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>
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James j McLary
Owner, E2Taxi
500 S. Morton Street Suite 025
Bloomington, IN 47403

Mengel, Dwight (TOMPKINS)

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Feb 27, 2012, 12:21:17 PM2/27/12
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See IRS publication:

 

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15b.pdf

 

Section 20.

 

It’s pretty understandable.

 

Dwight Mengel
Chief Transportation Planner
Tompkins County Dept of Social Services

320 W. Martin Luther King Jr. St.

Ithaca, NY 14850
607 274-5605 voice, 607 274-5666 fax


www.tccoordinatedplan.weebly.com

www.mobilitymanager.weebly.com

 

From: nymobilit...@googlegroups.com [mailto:nymobilit...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ray Weaver
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:16 AM
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Subject: Commuter Tax Benefit

 

Does anyone have any experience with the Commuter Tax Benefit (either good or bad). I know that the amount was just decreased for 2012, but I was more curious about how to instruct businesses to implement this benefit. I have been unable to find a website with clear instructions.

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