Commuter Benefits

With Commuter Benefits through UIC, you can make tax-free payroll deductions (up to the IRS limits) and in certain circumstances, post-tax deductions, to cover various modes of mass transit or parking expenses. There are two primary Commuter Benefit account types: Mass Transit accounts and Parking accounts.

Mass Transit Accounts:

$325 Monthly Maximum

Mass Transit accounts cover eligible workplace mass transit expenses such as the price of tickets, vouchers, and passes to ride a subway, train, city bus, or ferry. Qualified expenses also encompass costs of transportation in a commuter highway vehicle (e.g., vanpool), if such transportation is in connection with travel between a residence and place of employment. Funds only available via debit card.

Parking Accounts

$325 Monthly Maximum

Parking accounts enable you to pay for qualified parking. Funds can be accessed via debit card or claim submission. Qualified parking is defined as parking provided to an employee on or near the business premises of the employer or on or near a location from which the employee commutes to work by transportation for which a transit pass is used, in a commuter vehicle or by carpool. Such terms shall not include any parking on or near property used by the employee for residential purposes.