Tax-Free Public Transport

Save your employees 30%+ off their public transport. Every trip, Every day.

Enable your employees to access Inland Revenue-approved pre-tax public transport, paying for their commute directly from their pre-tax salary, delivering real savings on their daily commute and a little extra ease in their everyday lives.

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How it works‍

Extraordinary makes Inland Revenue-approved pre-tax public transport simple. Offer it to your employees and help them save money on their commute every week.

Simple Sign up

Employees opt in and communicate their transport cost and have it automatically paid into their Extraordinary account through payroll before tax.

Auto payroll

Funds go to their Extraordinary account, locked for public transport and usable with AT HOP, Snapper, Metrocard, and Bee Card.

Simple Sign up

Access employee commuting data to support your organisations commuter emission reporting.

Pay less tax, calculate savings now

Discover how much you could save each year by using IRD-approved, pre-tax public transport benefits through the Extraordinary Platform. That’s money straight back in your pockets, without increasing salary costs for your business.

Public transport tax calculator

My annual salary is

(before tax)

I spend

 on public transport every week

Kiwi saver contributions:

Without pre-tax

Taxable income

$0

Tax paid

$0

KiwiSaver (employee)

$0

Take home pay

$0

PT costs ($50/wk)

$0

Money left

$0

With pre-tax

Pre-tax Public Transport costs ($50/wk)

$0

Taxable income

$0

Tax paid

$0

KiwiSaver (employee)

$0

Take home pay

$0

Money left

$0

Weekly Savings

$0

Annual Savings

$0

Disclaimer: This tool is for guidance only. Actual savings may vary based on your income, KiwiSaver settings, or entitlements like Working for Families or student loans. The calculator is based on a Deloitte-prepared tax model and is intended to help you estimate what’s possible.

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"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."

Anna Mowbray
Founder at Zeil
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Inland Revenue approved - Pre-Tax Public transport

Thanks to our binding ruling with Inland Revenue and FBT reform, employers can now offer the ability to their employees to use pre-tax income for their transport cost.

Saving the average employee $900+ annually on commuting costs.  Enhancing your   benefit offering without increasing salary costs. It’s the first and only solution of its kind in New Zealand.


Read the full IRD's product ruling
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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*.