Where can I use Alice Card?

Use Alice Card to pay for eligible transit and parking on your commute. Alice applies your pretax benefit each pay period.

What you spend on Alice Card comes out of your pay before federal, state, and FICA payroll taxes are calculated. That's how you keep more of what you make.

How to use Alice Card

1. Log in to your Alice account at app.thisisalice.com to see your Alice Card.
2. Add Alice Card to Apple Pay or Google Pay, or order a physical card to your home.
3. In Apple Pay, set Alice Card as your Express Transit card. In Google Pay, set it as your default card.
4. Tap your phone or your card at the reader when you pay for transit or parking.

Where Alice Card works for transit

• Subway, train, light rail, and streetcar
• Bus and shuttle
• Ferry
• Vanpool
• Transit-system apps and online accounts (for example, OMNY, NJ Transit, LIRR, BART)

Where Alice Card works for parking

• Parking lots and garages near work or near your transit stop
• Parking meters
• Parking apps

How the savings show up

When you spend with Alice Card on eligible transit and parking, that spending is excluded from your taxable wages under the federal commuter benefit rule (§132(f)).

Your paystub shows a pretax deduction equal to what you spent on Alice Card that pay period. Your take-home pay reflects the federal, state, and FICA payroll taxes you did not pay on that amount.

For most employees, that works out to about 20% in tax savings on eligible commuter spending.

For the full list of what counts, see what parking and transit expenses are eligible.

Need help?

Text or call (888) 431-4355 or email support@thisisalice.com.

Savings shown or implied — including any reference to "cash back" or take-home pay — are illustrative. Actual savings depend on your tax rate, benefit elections, and eligible spending each pay period. "Cash back" in Alice's materials refers to the federal, state, and FICA payroll taxes you don't pay on eligible commuter spending. It is income tax you keep, not a cash payment from Alice, your employer, or any third party. Alice does not provide cash back, rebates, or any direct financial benefit in connection with the Program. Alice does not provide tax, legal, or financial advice. Consult your own tax preparer, lawyer, or financial advisor for guidance specific to your situation.

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