The Rewards of Employer's Choice
Participate in the Employer’s Choice Transportation Benefit Program and you can look forward to increased productivity from a workplace that arrives ready to start the day.
Encouraging your employees to ride public transit helps decrease traffic congestion and improve air quality. And, new Federal tax laws make this program add dollars to your bottom line.
For Your Business
- Serves as a valuable recruitment and retention tool.
- Participation can be tax deductible.
- Reduces payroll costs and other expenses.
- Administration is easy, PSTA will help establish and maintain a successful program.
Choose the option that's right for your business:
Employer Paid Benefit
Subsidize the full cost of your employees’ public transit commute with the purchase of 31-Day Unlimited Ride GO Cards or the cross-system monthly Passport. With this arrangement, your employees get a tax free transportation benefit, and you get a tax-deduction for the expense. Many local employers have found that providing transportation benefits offers a significant savings over offering the equivalent dollar value in salary increase.
Employer Paid, Pre-Tax Benefit
With pre-tax salary dollars, your employees can pay the full cost of transportation with the purchase of the 31-Day Unlimited Ride GO Card or monthly Passport. Since the ticket price is not subject to payroll taxes or income taxes, you both save.
Shared Cost Benefit
Share the cost of transportation with your employees and share the tax benefit. Whatever percentage you choose to contribute, your portion is tax deductible and the employee’s portion is tax-free.
For Your Employees
- Reduce or eliminate the cost of maintaining a vehicle. AAA reports that operating a newer vehicle can reach $8121 per year. By comparison, at just $55 a month, the 31-Day Unlimited Ride GO Card adds up to an affordable $660 per year; and the $85 per month Passport adds up to just $1020 per year. (Fares subject to change).
- The 31-Day Unlimited Ride GO Card is welcome on all PSTA bus and trolley routes traveling throughout Pinellas County, with unlimited transfers for 31 consecutive days, including weekends. The Passport is valid on all PSTA and neighboring Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) services for one month.
- Obtaining a transit pass at work is convenient and can boost morale.
- On board a bus, commuting can be relaxing - reading the newspaper or chatting with friends allows employees to make the most of their travel time.
- Working late unexpectedly? Family emergency? Employees using transit may qualify for the Emergency Ride Home (ERH) program from TBARTA Commuter Services. Call 1-800-998-RIDE (7433) or visit www.tampabayrideshare.org for more information.
It's Easy, Just Say Yes!
Employer’s Choice is user-friendly for you and for your employees. In PSTA you have a partner that will help you create, implement, and maintain a successful program. Here are just some of the free tools available for your use:
Transit Fair
PSTA can provide your employees with bus riding tips, trip planning, details on local routes, and Employer’s Choice Transit Benefit Program information. Choose a time that’s convenient for you and we’ll do the rest.
Promotional Materials
Posters, newsletter copy, and payroll stuffers can be customized for your business.
Information Resources
Employees can access information about transit in several ways: schedules and maps at your location, via the web at www.PSTA.net, or through the PSTA InfoLine at (727) 540-1900. And, if you wish, PSTA will train a member of your staff as an Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC).
For more Information, Call or Email:Janet Recca Gabrielle Donaldson |