Payment account for public transportation and parking expenses
Offering a pre-tax commuter benefit helps your employees save money on their commute expenses and meets local or state commuter benefit requirements. Choose the service model that best fits the needs of your employees.
- Order model: You provide a list of eligible products and services to your employees. They'll place an order the month before they need them.
- Monthly contribution model: Employees make monthly contributions via payroll deduction that they use to purchase transportation services, up to the account balance.
Key benefits
Healthcare FSA
- Buses, trains, subways, ferries, vanpools, UberX Share and Lyft Shared
- Parking at your place of employment or a location from which you commute to work
Optum Financial payment card
- Participants use the payment card for eligible expenses at participating terminals.
- Multiple accounts (HSA, FSA, commuter, etc.) can link to one card.
Administration services
- Streamlined implementation
- Technology for administration with analytics
- Customer support
- Payroll deduction file and order funding report
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