Transit Tax Break Under Threat

If Congress doesn't take action by the end of the year, a tax break that subsidizes the purchase of transit tickets at the same rate as workplace parking will be chopped nearly in half.

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November 30, 2013, 1:00 PM PST

By Jonathan Nettler @nettsj

"For the past four years, public transportation users and people who drive their cars to work and pay for parking have been able set aside up to $245 a month in wages tax free if they're used for commuting costs or workplace parking," explains David Welna.

"The transit tax break expires at the end of the year. So starting Jan. 1, the benefit for riders will be cut nearly in half — to $130 a month. Drivers, on the other hand, will get a slightly bigger break as their parking benefit rises to $250."

"We've heard lots of talk about fiscal cliffs, a dairy cliff, but at the end of the year, we are facing a transit commuter cliff," said Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

FULL STORY: Tax Break For Mass-Transit Commutes May Soon Be Slashed

Friday, November 29, 2013 in NPR

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