Commuter Benefit

Do you take the train, subway or bus? Do you pay to park while at work or where you board the mass transit system? If so, the Transit Program may be for you.

First Data domestic employees can purchase qualified transit passes and parking vouchers, using before-tax monthly payroll deductions. Passes are ordered on-line and mailed to your home. You can place an order every month, skip a month or place a onetime recurring order.

 Qualified expenses are defined as:

• Parking - parking used by employees on or near site of employment or near location employee's park to use mass transit.
• Transit Expense -mass transit may be publicly or privately operate and includes bus, rail or ferry; or is a vehicle that sits at least six adults and the driver is in the business of transporting people.

To enroll, logon to healthhub.com and click on the transit program link to the left. You can enroll at any time during the year and do not need to order a pass each month. However, to ensure you get your passes when you need them, you must order each months pass between the 15th and last day of the month, 1 ½ months in advance. The amount of your pass will be deducted once a month from your paycheck.

 2012, IRS monthly limit on the amount that may be excluded from an employee's income on a pre-tax basis:

• $240 for qualified parking benefits
• $125 for transit passes and van pooling expenses combined.

2011, the monthly limit on the amount that may be excluded from an employee's income on a pre-tax basis:

• $230 for qualified parking benefits
• $230 for transit passes and van pooling expenses combined.

For more information, click here or logon to healthhub.com, click on FAQ’s and look for Transportation Spending Account. You may also call PayFlex directly at 800-284-4885.