Section 13304 of ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’ (P.L 115-97) requires employers to add all costs associated with parking and commuter benefits to its tax liability. The IRS has released guidanceand request for comments on how employers are to calculate additional tax liability as a result of parking they provide. This guidance establishes a ‘primary use’…
Best Workplaces for Commuters, friend to the Coalition for Smarter Transportation, released the 2019 list of Best Workplaces for Commuters. These employers exude excellence in providing commuters with options and meet the program’s National Standard of Excellence. The list includes a diverse set of employers from around the nation along with universities such as Yale University,…
Delegate Marc Koman has introduced HB 201 which would expand and improve the transit benefit program that the State of Maryland offers its employees. The Coalition for Smarter Transportation is in strong support of this legislation. Text of Maryland Transit Benefit For State Employees Act – HB 201 CoaST Letter of Support – Transit Benefit…
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a report highlighting numerous projects that use incentives to expand commuter options. This report primarily focuses on app-based systems that encourage drivers to encourage driver to: Carpool Drive before of after rush-hour Take transit This report features the work of numerous CoaST members and can be found here:
From Best Workplaces for Commuters: About one week ago, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. We (Best Workplaces for Commuters) have compiled their information to provide mode split information at the county level. The report also compares the 2013-2017 mode split data to the previous 5-year period (2009-2012). You can download it for…
On December 10th, Governor Cuomo (D-NY) signed legislation that decouples New York State tax law from Federal tax law as it pertains to transportation fringe benefits offered by tax-exempt organizations. Following Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018, tax-exempt organizations are subject to adding the value of parking, and transportation fringe to their unrelated business…
The Department of Treasury has released guidance regarding employer-provided parking, parking fringe benefits, and information regarding the status of how tax-exempt organizations are to handle changes to fringe benefits and unintended business tax. The guidance can be found below. It should be noted that the IRS will waive penalties and fees for organizations that have not paid…
The Coalition for Smarter Transportation has unveiled a webtool kit that includes a variety of resources for agencies looking to incorporate trip planning and multimodal fare media payment. Included in the toolkit are spotlights of a variety of products and services that are available to agencies. In addition, the Coalition for Smarter Transportation has included other…
A group of prominent employers in the greater Washington DC region released a blueprint calling for investment in smarter transportation. The document, entitled Capital Region Blueprint for Regional Mobility makes numerous recommendations including: Modernizing Intercity and Commuter Rail Improve Roadway and Trail Performance – including enhancing congestion pricing Create High-Performing Public Transit Grow Employer Mobility Programs Expand…
On Friday, November 23, the US Global Change Research Program, a team of 13 federal agencies, released the Fourth National Climate Assessment. This report, which provides a range of information, warns that the impacts of climate change are occurring faster than anticipated and will have a large impact on all levels of our economy. The report estimates that on the higher range…