Is the 5-day Flex pass considered a weekly pass?

I am new to Mass. and last year it just asked for the total amount spent. This year it's saying only weekly or monthly passes for the commuter rail are deductible. Had I known I would've bought different passes.

My questions:

Are the 5-day flex passes considered a weekly pass?

Are any other 1 or 2 way passes deductible?

Is also looks like charlie-card values are non-deductible but want to confirm.

Thanks from a Texan learning to use public transportation

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Expert Alumni

Apr 15, 2024 9:10:17 AM

Any commuter pass and generally any Charlie Card not replacing tokens or cash.

From Learn about the commuter deduction:

Passes that are eligible for the deduction include:

Any MBTA commuter pass or CharlieCard that is designated a 1-day, 7-day, and monthly passes
The MBTA commuter rail 1-day, 7-day, and monthly passes
The MBTA express bus or commuter boat passes

Tolls and passes that aren't covered:

Regional transit authorities
Charlie Tickets that have been sold by the MBTA to replace payment by tokens or cash

You may want to expand your commute with these other options!

You can deduct certain commuting costs against your Form 1 or 1-NR/PY income for:

Tolls paid through an E-ZPass MA account
The cost of weekly or monthly passes for:
- MBTA transit
- Bus
- Commuter rail
- Commuter boat
- Bikeshare memberships
- Bike purchases (including e-bikes),
- Bike improvements/repair/storage
- Fares on non-MBTA commuter boats that are owned, operated or contracted by a municipality or a public or quasi-public entity, agency or authority

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Is the 5-day Flex pass considered a weekly pass?