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Tax Benefits Chart

Alternative Mode of Transportation	Transit	Vanpool	Qualified Parking
Incentive	Up to $105/month, $1,260/year for transit expenses	Up to $105/month, $1,260/year for vanpool expenses	Up to $200*/month, for parking at or near an employer's worksite, or at a facility from which employee commutes via transit, vanpool, or carpool
Employer Tax Benefit	Employers give their employees up to $105/month to commute via transit; gets a tax deduction and saves over providing same value in gross income or Employers allow employees to use pre-tax income to pay for transit and employers save on payroll tax (at least 7.65% savings) or A combination of both up to statutory limits	Employers give their employees up to $105/month to commute via vanpool; gets a tax deduction and saves over providing same value in gross income or Employers allow employees to use pre-tax income to pay for vanpooling and employers save on payroll tax (at least 7.65% savings) or A combination of both up to statutory limits	Employers give their employees up to $200*/month for qualified parking; gets a tax deduction and saves over providing same value in gross income or Employers allow employees to use pre-tax income to pay for qualified parking and employers save on payroll tax (at least 7.65% savings) or A combination of both up to statutory limits
Employee Tax Benefit	Employee receives up to $105/month tax free (not on their W-2 form) or Employee pays for commute benefit with the pre-tax income and saves on income tax or A combination of both	Employee receives up to $105/month tax free (not on their W-2 form) or Employee pays for commute benefit with the pre-tax income and saves on income tax or A combination of both	Employee receives up to $200*/month tax free (not on their W-2 form) for qualified parking or Employee pays for commute benefit with the pre-tax income and saves on income tax or A combination of both

Minimum Requirements of the CTR Law

Spokane County CTR Ordinance
(official copies may be obtained from the Auditor)

Definition of Good Faith Effort

Frequently asked questions about CTR

More info on CTR Statewide

Employer/Commuter Tax Benefits

Tax Benefits FAQ

Current News

January Weekly Winners
01/27/2012
Remember, during the month of January, just by participating once a week and completing your commute calendar you will go into a weekly drawing. Check here to see those who've won!

December Winners
01/17/2012
Congratulations to Linda Freeman, Premera. She was the grand prize winner of a Kindle. Check here to see who the other 10 lucky winners of a $25 Safeway Gift Card are.

"Recruit a Friend" Qualified Participants
01/17/2012
Congratulations to all the qualified participants in the "Recruit a Friend" promotion. We had 50 new participants commit to using a commute alternative at least 25 times from Oct-Dec. Congratulations to all!

4th Qtr All Star Coach
12/22/2011
Conni Ellern, ETC, WA State ESD Telecenter, click here to read her inspirational story.

December Most Valuable Commuter
12/21/2011
Jenny Stettler, Spokane County, click here to read her inspirational story.

November Most Valuable Commuter
12/20/2011
Les Kienbaum, WA State Department of Transportation, click here to read his inspirational story.

October Most Valuable Commuter
12/19/2011
Tamara Norlander, WA State ESD Telecenter, click her to read her inspiration story.

November Prize Winners
12/13/2011
Congratulations to Chanda Bhuta, WA State DSHS-DCS, she was the Grand Prize winner of the Kindle for her participation in November. Check here to see who the other 10 lucky winners were.

Commute Smart Awards celebrates 20 years!
10/12/2011
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists, Catherine Bowden from Avista and Ron Kusler from Spokane County were among the Governor's Commute Smart Award winners.

STA's Trip Planner
09/25/2011
Plan your commute to work with STA's new Trip Planner. It's easy and convenient!

Take advantage of STA's Employer Bus Pass Program!
08/10/2011

Current Vanpool List
07/18/2011
Check here for the latest vanpool list.

The Transportation Vision Project
07/07/2010
Click here for more details.

Previous Way to Go Winners
07/10/2007