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Transportation Incentive Program (TIP) - Field Test Update

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Transportation Incentive Program (TIP) - Outside the Beltway

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$245 Transportation Incentive Program benefit is official

It’s Official- as mentioned here, the 2013 maximum Transportation Incentive Program (TIP) benefit is going up to $245/month.

I received notice via email today that the Department of the Navy has made the $245 TIP reimbursement official:

TIP POC’s/Applicants:

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 increased the maximum benefit for mass transit to [...]

Does a higher MPG car really pay for itself?

It depends.

Our work place is in a high cost-of-living area (San Diego), and nobody lives within 12 miles of the office (mostly due to the high cost of housing). Mass transit is available but coverage is extremely sparse- there are no direct bus routes and the bus has extensive gaps in coverage [...]