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1,103 employees referred their employer last quarter
Inland Revenue Approved · Binding Ruling BR Prd 25/03
Your commute is costing you $900/year more than it could.
New Zealand employers can now offer tax-free public transport through Extraordinary. Your commute costs 30% less. Every trip. Every day. Refer your employer in 2 minutes.
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Key stats
$900+
in yearly saving
200+
corporate now offer this benefit
Typically live within
1-2 pay cycles.
See your Public Transport savings.
See how much you could save each year with Inland Revenue-approved, pre-tax public transport benefits through the Extraordinary platform. Keep more of your pay in your pocket.
For guidance only. Actual savings vary based on income, KiwiSaver rate and other entitlements. Based on a Deloitte-prepared tax model.
How it works
With Extraordinary, you can pay for your public transport directly from your pre-tax salary, meaning real savings on your daily commute.
Step 1
You refer (2 min)
Fill in the form above with your details and optionally your employer's contact. Takes 2 minutes.
Step 2
We email your boss
We send your employer a professional email explaining the benefit, the Inland Revenue ruling, and the cost breakdown.
Step 3
We set up your employer
Once they say yes, we handle the heavy lifting. Most employees are live within a couple of pay cycles.
Step 4
You save, every trip
Pre-tax money loads to your Extraordinary card. Top up your AT HOP or Snapper. Save 30%+ every trip.
Once your Employer Is Live.
With Extraordinary, you can pay for your public transport directly from your pre-tax salary, meaning real savings on your daily commute.
Opt in
Once you know your employer is on board, communicate your transport cost and have it automatically paid into your Extraordinary account through payroll before tax.
Save instantly
Your public cost is paid into your Extraordinary account, ready to use, tap on with your Extraordinary card or top up your existing transport card with your pre-tax money and save.
"Introducing Extraordinary's Public Transport module across our team was a no-brainer for us. The team love the ability to save on their daily commute, and it's a simple, yet effective initiative that genuinely makes a difference."
Inland Revenue Approved
With our binding ruling from Inland Revenue, companies can now help employees save on public transport.
Employees can now use pre-tax income to pay for public transport.
Saving the average employee $900+ annually on commuting costs.
There is no reason your company shouldn't offer this to you.
FBT exempt
Built-in controls and automated reporting.
Benefits
Offer a high-value perk without increasing costs. Using the pre-tax income of the employee to fund there lourney to work.
Return-to-office made easy
Make commuting more affordable and appealing, pre-tax transport funds that load instantly into employees’ accounts, locked to public transport.
Sustainability
Reduce commuter emissions, more people using public transport.
Saving 30%+
Access real savings on commuting costs.
Nation-wide
AT HOP, Snapper, Metrocard, Bee Card and NTS once launched*.
Questions? Answered.
It is an inland revenue approved way to pay for public transport using your pre tax income.
You will save your effective tax rate. For most, this will be 30+%, depending on your commuting cost this could be $900+ per year.
In practice, $50 for public transport will cost you only $31 out of your take home pay. Doing this every week will save you $900+ per annum.
Once the $50 is on your extraordinary card, you use it like any other bank card. Tap on or top up or pay with your preferred public transport provider.
Yes, you can use pre tax funds with all public transport providers across New Zealand. (Buses, Trains and Ferries)