Grant Thornton Help! what do you do with the money in the commuter benefits account after you quite your job?
I have $500 balance in the commuter benefits account that I didn’t use because of WFH. I was told that I can not get a refund because it is pretax money. Is there anything I can do to get the money back or transfer to another accounts?

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