Dec. 16, 2025. For 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) maximum monthly exclusion amount (monthly limitation) will be $340 for eligible employees (R01, R02, R03, R04, R05, R06, R07, R08, R09, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, and all excluded employees), including employees headquartered out of state, for:
Public transit (mass transit) passes
- 100 percent discount on public transit passes sold by state agencies, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the IRS.
- 100 percent reimbursement on public transit passes purchased by state employees, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the IRS.
Vanpool drivers and riders
- 100 percent reimbursement on the monthly fee, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the IRS.
This amount is an increase of $15 over the IRS limit of $325 in effect for 2025.
The combined maximum allowable monthly exclusion amount for employees who are eligible to claim both mass transit and vanpool shall not exceed the combined IRS maximum monthly exclusion amount.
CalHR has updated CalHR Manual Sections 1602 (Mass Transit Commute Program) and 1603 (Vanpool Commute Program) accordingly.