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How to Enroll in Commuter Benefits

Submitted by abandarrae on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 16:00

How to Sign Up

Go to www.login.commuterbenefits.com and click on ‘Sign Up Now’.
Enter the UCSF Company ID: 1550
Enter your name
Enter your zip code
Confirm your username, create a password, and click ‘Next’.
You are now registered! Edenred will mail you a debit MasterCard that you can use to make your transit and parking purchases with the pre-tax dollars you set aside each month.
Login to your commuter benefits account, click on ‘Account’ to update your mailing address.
Next, click on ‘Place an Order’ to choose the amount you want to be deducted each month pre-tax from your paycheck for your commute expenses.
NOTE: According to IRS Regulations, UCSF is not allowed to refund the balance of the card to cash. We recommend monitoring your usage to avoid accumulating a large balance.
“According to Section 1.132-9, Q&A 14(d), IRS regulations specify that amounts set aside under a compensation reduction agreement are not refundable other than by payment of another qualified transportation fringe under the employer’s plan.”

How to Make Your Elections

To see how to set aside pre-tax money into your account, view instructions on how to place an order.

Transit Account -- pays for public transit (Muni, BART, Caltrain, ferry, etc.), and rideshare (carpool, vanpool, UberX Share and Lyft's Shared).
Parking Account -- pays for parking permits, and parking garages and meter fees.

A Note to New Employees

Please note it may take up to 6-8 weeks from your hire date for Edenred to recognize you as eligible to register in the system.

Business Unit

Transportation

How to Manage Your Account

Submitted by abandarrae on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 16:10

How to edit the dollar amount of your monthly contribution
1. Login to you commuter benefits account: www.login.commuterbenefits.com
2. Locate your pending order on the dashboard
3. Under Options click “Edit Order”
4. Enter a new dollar amount

For more information, view instructions on how to place an order.

How to opt-out of an upcoming month
1. Login to your commuter benefits account: www.login.commuterbenefits.com
2. Locate your pending order on the dashboard
3. Under Options click “Edit Order”
4. Under the question “Are there any months you do not need this order?”, select the month(s) you need to opt-out of. Any month you select will be skipped over and not processed.

Any unused funds will roll over each month.

Edenred Customer Support:

www.login.commuterbenefits.com

888.235.9223

Business Unit

Transportation

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