New changes in the IRS Codes, allow employers to provide their employees with up to $230 of tax-free transit benefits. These benefits can yield significant tax advantages to both employer and employee, and thanks to Arlington Transportation Partners' (ATP's) FREE assistance, you don't have to be a tax expert to take advantage of these popular benefits. ATP offers complimentary assistance to assess your needs and help you set up the tax-free transit benefit program that's right for you and your company. We make it simple by providing the following help:
- Needs Analysis:
- Determine the need for tax-free transit benefits
- Determine the number of possible participants
- Survey employees to determine commuting patterns, costs, and interest in alternative means of commuting
- Identify the benefits to employers and employees
- Worksite Analysis:
- Analyze worksite locations in relation to employees' homes, transit and HOV facilities
- Examine parking, access, congestion, and other needs
- Implementation:
- Develop and implement Commuter Benefits plan
- Set-up administrative processes
- Provide staff orientation
- Assist in administration
- Promotion:
- Plan and execute pre-launch promotion for employees (with information on transportation services available and benefits of program)
- Plan and execute kick-off event/announcement
- Provide other promotional assistance, such as posters, fliers, newsletter articles, brochures, CDs, Intranet information, etc.