You can use the Commuting Allowance Information infotype (0559) to administrate detailed commuting allowance information. Entered commuting allowance information is processed by payroll accounting to create commuting allowance payment amount, taxable amount, standard compensation amount and liable amount. Commuting allowance provided to an employee can be monetary payment or non-monetary payments. Administration function and payroll accounting function support both types of payment.

You can enter commuting allowance wage type in Recurring payments/deductions infotype (0014) to provide allowance amount only. We recommend that you use this infotype if commuting allowance and commuting route information is required.

You can enter the following commuting information in Commuting Allowance Information infotype (0559):

• commuting method (via public transportation or not, monetary or non-monetary)
• an employee’s commuting route
• transportation company
• amount of the commuting pass
• effective period of commuting pass
• distance from a employee’s home to the office
• payment date/period/cycle

If you use this infotype to administrate commuting allowance information, you do not need to maintain commuting allowance wage types in Recurring payments/deductions infotype (0014). You must choose to use either Commuting Allowance Information infotype (0559) or Recurring payments/deductions infotype (0014) to administrate employee’s commuting allowance.

You can only maintain commuting allowance information for one commuting pass per infotype record. You have to enter a record for each commuting pass, if commuting allowances are provided for more than one commuting pass.

To make multiple commuting data entry easier, a maintenance screen (transaction) maintain multiple infotype records in one screen is also provided.

Commuting allowance payment to an employee is provided via commuting information entered in Commuting Allowance Information infotype (0559) or via wage type entered in Recurring payments/deductions infotype (0014). Payroll accounting functions to process commuting allowance also exist for each method. Thus, you must choose one of them to customize the settings. Please refer to "Select Commuter Allowance processing type" of Payroll Accounting Implementation Guide for more information.