Commuter Benefits

AUI offers pre-tax deduction of wages for payment of eligible commuting expenses.
Plan Info	Enrollment	Claims Reimbursement
Commuter Benefit Highlights Internal Revenue Code 26 USC 132(f), allows employees to withhold pre-tax money to pay for mass transit and/or van pool services associated with their regular daily direct commute from home to work and return. Employees are also allowed to withhold pre-tax money to pay for parking expenses while at their place of employment. Calendar year 2024: Employees may save up to $315 per month for eligible van pool services and/or mass transit costs. Employees may save up to $315 per month for eligible parking expenses. Calendar year 2025: Employees may save up to $325 per month for eligible van pool services and/or mass transit costs. Employees may save up to $325 per month for eligible parking expenses. Reimbursements cannot exceed the IRS limit in any one month. Commuter elections can be changed at any time, and balances roll over from year to year. You MUST have appropriate receipts and documentation of qualifying expenses to get reimbursed. If you do not have qualifying expenses, your commuter elections cannot be claimed, so it is important to determine the correct amount to withhold. If you terminate your service before claiming all contributions, those amounts are forfeited.	How do I enroll in the Commuter Benefit program? Complete the Commuter enrollment form: 2024 Commuter Enrollment 2025 Commuter Enrollment 2. Send the completed form to Lindsay Bragg (lbragg@nrao.edu) for processing. Enrollment Notice By completing an enrollment form, you are electing to withhold pre-tax money from your paycheck to be placed into an account used for commuter reimbursement requests only. Each month, you will pay for your commuter costs and then submit receipts to HR for reimbursements up to $315.00 ($325 in 2025). You can change your election amount any time. Commuter elections will be deducted once per month and will reflect on the first bi-weekly paycheck. In the two months out of the year where there are three paychecks, it will be deducted from the second paycheck	I'm enrolled in the Commuter benefit. How do I submit a reimbursement request? Complete the Commuter claim form: 2024 Commuter Claim Form 2025 Commuter Claim Form 2. Submit your completed form along with your proof of payment to Lindsay Bragg (lbragg@nrao.edu) for review. 3. Once your claim has been signed off by HR, it is sent to Fiscal for payment. Please allow two weeks for processing.

AUI offers pre-tax deduction of wages for payment of eligible commuting expenses.

Plan Info

Enrollment

Claims Reimbursement

Commuter Benefit Highlights

Internal Revenue Code 26 USC 132(f), allows employees to withhold pre-tax money to pay for mass transit and/or van pool services associated with their regular daily direct commute from home to work and return.

Employees are also allowed to withhold pre-tax money to pay for parking expenses while at their place of employment.

Calendar year 2024:

Employees may save up to $315 per month for eligible van pool services and/or mass transit costs.
Employees may save up to $315 per month for eligible parking expenses.

Calendar year 2025:

Employees may save up to $325 per month for eligible van pool services and/or mass transit costs.
Employees may save up to $325 per month for eligible parking expenses.

Reimbursements cannot exceed the IRS limit in any one month.

Commuter elections can be changed at any time, and balances roll over from year to year. You MUST have appropriate receipts and documentation of qualifying expenses to get reimbursed. If you do not have qualifying expenses, your commuter elections cannot be claimed, so it is important to determine the correct amount to withhold.

If you terminate your service before claiming all contributions, those amounts are forfeited.

How do I enroll in the Commuter Benefit program?

Complete the Commuter enrollment form:

2024 Commuter Enrollment

2025 Commuter Enrollment

2. Send the completed form to Lindsay Bragg (lbragg@nrao.edu) for processing.

Enrollment Notice

By completing an enrollment form, you are electing to withhold pre-tax money from your paycheck to be placed into an account used for commuter reimbursement requests only.

Each month, you will pay for your commuter costs and then submit receipts to HR for reimbursements up to $315.00 ($325 in 2025). You can change your election amount any time.

*Commuter elections will be deducted once per month and will reflect on the first bi-weekly paycheck. In the two months out of the year where there are three paychecks, it will be deducted from the second paycheck*

I'm enrolled in the Commuter benefit. How do I submit a reimbursement request?

Complete the Commuter claim form:

2024 Commuter Claim Form

2025 Commuter Claim Form

2. Submit your completed form along with your proof of payment to Lindsay Bragg (lbragg@nrao.edu) for review.

3. Once your claim has been signed off by HR, it is sent to Fiscal for payment. Please allow two weeks for processing.

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Commuter Benefits

AUI offers pre-tax deduction of wages for payment of eligible commuting expenses.

Plan Info

Enrollment

Claims Reimbursement