Commuters

The Commuter Benefits Program is for NYC government employees only and is offered by WageWorks, the City’s commuter benefit provider.

Members of the public, including businesses and their employees: Get more information about the Commuter Benefits Law, or call 311. The Commuter Benefits Law requires certain businesses to offer their eligible employees a pre-tax transportation deduction.

Announcement

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the 2018 pre-tax limits for Transit and Parking.

Effective January 1, 2018 each of these limits was increased from $255 to $260. Only the participants with a current monthly Commuter Benefits deduction greater than $255 for transit or parking are affected by the change. The City of New York Office of Payroll Administration (OPA) implemented the update in the Payroll Information (Pi) system for all affected employees.