Accor Services USA Launches New Web Site.Site designed to educate commuters and employers on tax-free commuter benefits Commuter benefits is the common description of what the Internal Revenue Service calls "Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits" (QTFB) or Section 132(f). The [IRS Final Regulations on Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits] may be found at [1] and environmental preservation Environmental preservation is the strict setting aside of natural resources to prevent the use or contact by humans or by human intervention. In terms of policy making this often means setting aside areas as nature reserves (otherwise known as wildlife reserves), parks, or other WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Accor Services USA, a leader in innovative employee benefits solutions and premier provider of national commuter benefit programs, announces its mission to educate employers and employees on the positive environmental effects and cost savings tax-free commuter benefits generate with the launch of its new web site, www.accorservicesusa.com. The new site is designed for employers, employees, third-party administrators and transit authorities to quickly and easily access information about how the tax-free commuter benefits help employers and employees save money and protect the environment. It features: * Tax Savings Calculator calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions as well. -- Visitors can easily determine the savings a tax-free commuter benefit would yield an individual and a corporation, based on the increased tax-free commuter benefit maximums, $115 per month for transit and $220 per month for parking. * Emissions Savings Calculator -- Employees and employers can see how their carbon footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service. impacts the environment and how taking public transit to work can decrease emissions considerably. * Employee toolkit -- Tax-free commuter benefits are only available to commuters through their employers. With this in mind, Accor offers an employee toolkit with compelling materials employees can use to encourage their employers to offer a tax-free commuter benefit. The materials make a compelling argument for why every company should offer a tax-free commuter benefit, pointing out the tens of thousands of pounds of pollution typically created by commuters driving individually to work each day. Additionally, information about the cost savings for the employer and employees is readily available. * FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. -- Frequently Asked Questions section answers common questions about tax-free commuter benefits - how they work to benefit employees and employers, how they benefit the environment, and what to look for when selecting a program. * Case studies - Several case studies highlight how employers large and small as well as transit authorities across the U.S. utilize various commuter benefit programs. Naturally, the new site also features easy navigation to information about Accor Services USA's two tax-free commuter benefit programs as well as programs for transit authorities: * Commuter Check[R] Benefit Solutions for employers to provide tax-free transit, vanpool van·pool n. An arrangement by which commuters travel together in a van. tr. & intr.v. van·pooled, van·pool·ing, van·pools To transport or be transported in a vanpool. and parking benefits to employees; and * WiredCommute for third-party administrators and other benefit providers to deliver private labeled commuter benefits. * Transit Authority section -- Explains how Accor Services USA can increase ridership rid·er·ship n. The number of passengers who ride a public transport system. and help market transportation benefits. Employers and employees can order vouchers on the site, easing administration for all involved. Additionally, the site features information about the company's new gift check program. In line with corporate environmental initiatives, many companies are stocking up on Commuter Check vouchers to give as gifts to employees. Information about these programs will continue to be accessible via www.commutercheck.com and www.wiredcommute.com as well. "While hundreds of thousands of American employees in both the public and private sectors do enjoy the cost savings and the positive environmental effects of tax-free commuter benefits, we are still on a mission to educate this marketplace and make tax-free commuter benefits a staple 1. (language) STAPLE - A programming language written at Manchester (University?) and used at ICL in the early 1970s for writing the test suites. STAPLE was based on Algol 68 and had a very advanced optimising compiler. 2. in employee benefits packages throughout the American workplace while helping to protect the environment," said Gerard Bridi, Executive Vice President, Accor Services USA. "Tax-free commuter benefits are an easy way for corporations to demonstrate their commitment to protecting the environment while saving themselves and their employees' money." About Accor Services USA Accor Services USA is a leader in innovative employee benefits solutions and premier provider of national commuter benefit programs: Commuter Check Benefit Solutions, a nationwide transit and parking voucher A receipt or release which provides evidence of payment or other discharge of a debt, often for purposes of reimbursement, or attests to the accuracy of the accounts. program; and WiredCommute, a program for private labeled commuter benefits. Its mission is to make tax-free commuter benefits a staple in employee benefits packages throughout the American workplace - while helping protect the environment. About Accor Accor, the European leader in hotels and tourism, and a global leader in corporate services Activities that combine or consolidate certain enterprise-wide needed support services, provided based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and business partners. , operates in nearly 100 countries with 166,000 employees. It offers to its individual and corporate clients 40 years of expertise in its two core businesses: - Hotels, with the Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis ibis (ī`bĭs), common name for wading birds with long, slender, decurved bills, found in the warmer regions of both hemispheres. The body is usually about 2 ft (61 cm) long. Most ibises nest in colonies. , All Seasons, Etap Hotel Etap is a European chain of basic-service budget hotels owned by the Accor Group. There are several branches in major cities and close to transport hubs like the Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles (pictured). , Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands: around 3.800 hotels and 450,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenotre ; - Services to corporate clients and public institutions: 23 million people in 35 countries benefit from Accor Services products (human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , marketing services, expense management). Commuter Check is a registered trademark of Accor Services USA. All other names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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