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Inland Revenue Product 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.
Low cost for your employer
Your identity stays completely anonymous
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Key stats
$900+
in yearly saving
200+
corporate now offer this benefit
Typically live within
1-2 pay cycles.
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.
Four steps. Done in two minutes.
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*.

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.
Inland Revenue Product Ruling
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*.

Read more on pre-tax commuting
Practical guides on pre-tax commuting. How salary sacrifice works, what you save on the trips you already take, and how to get it at your workplace.
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How Salary Sacrifice For Public Transport Works in NZ
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Salary sacrifice for public transport in Wellington: how it works with Snapper
Questions? Answered.
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)






