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Commuter Benefits

K-C’s Commuter Benefits help you save money on your commute to work. The benefit is administered by Fidelity and helps you to set aside money on a pre-tax basis to pay for your eligible transit and/or parking expenses.

For 2024, the IRS allows you to set aside up to $300 per month for transit expenses and up to $300 per month for parking expenses for your commute to work. Keep in mind that transit and parking funds are considered two separate buckets of money and cannot be mixed so it’s important to calculate your transit and parking expenses separately when electing your contribution. You have the flexibility to adjust your contribution from month to month (see how in the Elect Your Contribution section below).

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What’s eligible?

Eligible Transit & Parking Expenses Ineligible Transit and Parking Expenses

Transit Expenses

  • Buses
  • Trains & subways
  • Ferries
  • Vanpools
  • Commuter highway vehicles
  • UberPOOL and Lyft Line

Parking Expenses

  • Parking at or near your place of employment
  • Parking at a location from which you commute to work
  • Bridge tolls
  • Highway tolls
  • Expenses for someone other than you
  • Fuel
  • Mileage
  • Uber and Lyft services not associated with UberPOOL and Lyft Line services

How it Works:

Elect your contribution.

Take time to accurately estimate your upcoming transit and parking expenses for your work commute. Use that estimate to identify a contribution amount that will be deducted from your paycheck pre-tax and deposited into your Fidelity Commuter Benefits account. This amount cannot exceed the IRS limits.

To update your election, log in to NetBenefits and select Flexible Spending and Reimbursement Accounts. Once on the reimbursement accounts page, scroll to the bottom of the page and select Enroll under Commuter Transit or Commuter Parking. After you’re on the reimbursement account portal, select the Enroll in Commuter button on the homepage. Follow the prompts in the enrollment process to make your election. Any changes will be reflected on your paycheck as soon as administratively possible.

Use your Fidelity Commuter Benefits Payment Card for eligible expenses.

The card will automatically pull funds from the proper account. You can also reimburse yourself for eligible expenses on Fidelity's NetBenefits website and mobile app.

Note: Any amount that’s unused will automatically rollover to the following year as long as you stay at K-C. Per IRS guidelines, K-C cannot refund your unused Commuter Benefits if you leave K-C and your unused balance will be forfeited.

Learn More

For questions, call Fidelity at 800-551-2333. Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. ET to 8:30 p.m. ET.

Disclaimer

This site is provided to help Kimberly-Clark (K-C) employees better understand their benefit plans. It does not guarantee coverage under a plan and does not provide complete descriptions of K-C benefit plans. K-C reserves the right to change these plans at any time. In all cases, the formal Plan Documents will govern.

If you are an organized hourly employee covered by these plans, see your HR representative or other person designated at your unit for information on how your plan(s) may differ from the information on this site. You may also call the Benefits Information Line at 800-551-2333. Empyrean representatives are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET and Fidelity representatives are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET. From outside the U.S., dial your country’s toll-free AT&T Direct Access number then enter 800-551-2333.