Payroll deduction for your parking permit allows you to spread your parking payments over multiple paychecks. This option is available to WSU Faculty, Classified Staff, Administrative Professional Staff, and graduate students with an appointment of 0.50 FTE or greater. Temporary employees are not eligible.
How to Set Up Payroll Deductions
Only one parking payroll deduction payment plan is allowed per academic year. If you are eligible to participate, complete the payroll deduction form when you purchase your parking permit.
Step 1: Purchase Your Permit Online
Visit the Parking Services online portal and select your preferred permit. Choose “Payroll Deduction” as your payment method at checkout.
Step 2: Fill Out the Payroll Deduction Form
Download and fill out the payroll deduction form.
When you are filling out your form, make sure you check the appropriate area in the:
- “Pre-Tax election” section,
- Indicate your Permit type and term
- Check your Appointment type and
- Indicate the number of payroll deductions
- Complete the Personal information and
- Sign the form.
Upon completion, please email your form to spokane.parking@wsu.edu.
Payment Plan Deduction Options
Upon submission of the payroll deduction authorization form, payments will be automatically deducted from your paycheck each pay period (the 10th and 25th of each month). In most cases, the first payroll deduction will occur on September 10th. There are only four deduction options (depending on the permit purchase price and purchase date): 2, 6, 12, or 18 equal payments. You may choose fewer payments, provided an available deduction option is selected.
- 18 equal payments (9 months) for permits $301+
- 12 equal payments (6 months) for permits $101 to $300
- 6 equal payments (3 months) for permits $61 to $100
- 2 equal payments (1 month) for permits $60 or less
Pre-Tax Election Deduction
The Pre-Tax Parking Fee Deduction Program is available as an option. The option allows you to payroll deduct your parking fees on a pre-tax basis. You must elect whether or not to deduct your parking fee from your pre-tax income. When you elect to have payroll deducted on a pre-tax basis, it reduces your taxable income. This allows you to realize savings in Federal Income taxes, Social Security, and Medicare.
Tax laws do not allow for a refund of the Pre-Tax Parking Fee once deducted. Therefore, deductions are September through August or until the academic or cyclic appointment ends each year.
Cancellation
If you wish to stop parking permit fee deductions, you must return the permit to the Parking office for cancellation of this authorization; then the deduction will be stopped on the next available pay cycle.
