The University of Iowa offers approved Emeritus parking privileges in a wide range of university parking facilities. Emeritus status is determined by the Provost Office. Those privileges are defined here and are provided in the form of a free parking permit and access card. As of August 1, 2021 the parking permit will become a non-expiring virtual permit. The permit is not transferrable to any other individuals including family members. There is no charge for the Emeritus virtual parking permit.

Overview

Parking and Transportation offers two different campus parking options for qualified University of Iowa emeriti; the Emeritus Permit (designated as an EM permit) and the Emeritus Night/Weekend Permit (designated as EM-NW permit). Both options require use of a parking access card to enter and exit public parking facilities.

Effective August 1, 2021 Parking and Transportation will no longer issue physical permits. Your license plate will become your permit, so it will be very important that you have your license plate(s) on file at the Parking Portal. You can update this information at any time in case you get a new car or get rid of an old one. See the License Plate Recognition page for more details.

Tax Considerations

The value of the university’s EM parking permit has been determined equivalent to the annual cost of a UI Parking and Transportation Surface Reserved Rate A parking permit. The current value is $804 ($67/month). That value exceeds the IRS reporting threshold of $600 and the university is required to report the $804 value to the IRS as taxable income.

In response to this determination Parking and Transportation created the EM-NW parking permit to provide emeriti with on-campus access at a lower base value. The EM-NW parking permit is equivalent to the annual cost of a Night/Weekend parking permit. The current base annual value is $240 ($20/month). Use of the EM-NW parking permit during daytime, weekday hours is still free to the permit-holder, but for tax purposes the value of the parking will be calculated at the current published rate for each facility.

More information about each permit is listed below. If you have any questions about a 1099 you received, please call 319-335-1475.

Emeritus (EM) Parking Permit: Option 1

The EM parking permit provides two types of campus parking privileges:

Free access to any of the university’s fourteen public parking facilities during business hours (except during special events). These include Hospital Parking Ramps 1, 2, 3, 4; the Family Care Center Parking Lot; Newton Road Parking Ramp; Dental Patients and Visitors Parking Lot; Field House Parking Lot; Parking Lot 13, evenings and weekends only; Recreation Center Parking Lot; IMU Parking Ramp; North Campus Parking Ramp and the Library Parking Lot.

Free access to any ungated university faculty/staff parking lot on campus including Lots 7, 15 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 35, 36, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 64 and the Hancher, Finkbine, Arena and Hawkeye commuter lots (55, 65, 75 and 85). Consult the Parking Map for reference.

Emeritus (EM) Permit Parking Access Card

EM permit-holders must use an access card to enter and exit all university public parking facilities. Do not take a ticket from the machine when entering. Instead, present your access card to the access card reader located next to the ticket machine.

Present one flat side of the access card to within one inch of the target located on the access card reader and hold it still for a second. Do not wave or move the access card over the target. When exiting follow the same procedure and present the access card to the access card reader in the exiting lane.

If your desired public parking facility is full, please proceed to the next available public parking facility.

Emeritus (EM) Parking Permit Taxable Value

The annual value of the Emeritus (EM) permit is $804. This valuation is determined by multiplying the $67/month cost of a UI Parking and Transportation Surface Reserved Rate A parking permit by twelve months. This value is independent of the level of usage within university facilities. The full $804 will be reported to university payroll at the end of each tax year and the university will report the value to the IRS. Please note the taxable value may change from year to year with changes in regular faculty/staff permit parking rates.

If you have any questions about a 1099 you received, please call 319-335-1475.

Emeritus NW (EM-NW) Permit: Option 2

The new Emeritus NW (EM-NW) parking permit is similar to the traditional Emeritus (EM) permit in that it also provides free access to university public parking facilities. It differs in that it does NOT provide access to any un-gated faculty/staff parking lot. The Emeritus (EM-NW) permit provides:

Free access to any of the university’s fourteen public parking facilities during business hours (except during special events). These include Hospital Parking Ramps 1, 2, 3, 4; the Family Care Center Parking Lot; Newton Road Parking Ramp; Dental Patients and Visitors Parking Lot; Field House Parking Lot; Parking Lot 13, evenings and weekends only; Recreation Center Parking Lot; IMU Parking Ramp; North Campus Parking Ramp and the Library Parking Lot.

The Emeritus NW does NOT provide access to any university un-gated faculty/staff parking lots.

Emeritus NW (EM-NW) Permit Parking Access Card

EM-NW permit-holders are required to use the access card to enter and exit all university public parking facilities. Do not take a ticket from the machine when entering. Instead, present your access card to the access card reader located next to the ticket machine.

Present one flat side of the access card to within one inch of the target located on the access card reader and hold it still for a second. Do not wave or move the access card over the target. When exiting follow the same procedure and present the access card to the access card reader in the exiting lane.

Use of the access card enables Parking and Transportation to track hourly use in public parking facilities and to determine taxable values. Individuals may choose to enter and exit university public parking facilities and pay the cashier for the cost of parking but will not receive the discounted rates in this manner.

If your desired public parking facility is full, please proceed to the next available public parking facility.

Emeritus NW (EM-NW) Permit Taxable Value

The taxable value, if any, of the Emeritus-NW permit can vary with its usage. The base annual value is $240-determined by multiplying the $20/month value of a standard NW permit by twelve months. If all hourly usage within university public parking facilities occurs after-hours and on weekends (entering after 4:30 p.m. and exiting before 8:30 a.m. the next morning, M-F; or entering after 4:30 p.m. Friday and exiting before 8:30 a.m. the following Monday), the value will remain as $240.

Use of the Emeritus NW permit in public parking facilities during daytime weekday hours is still free to the permit-holder, but the value of the parking will be calculated for tax purposes at the current published rate for each facility. The annual dollar value of any weekday usage (parked at any time between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. M-F in any of the fourteen public parking facilities) will be added to the base value.

The combined value of the base and weekday hourly use will be reported to the university payroll for tax purposes. The taxable value may change from year to year with changes in regular faculty/staff permit parking rates and in hourly rates for public facilities. At current rates EM-NW could use approximately 300 hours per year of weekday usage before reaching the IRS threshold for reporting. Please note any other university compensation or taxable benefits may result in exceeding the reporting threshold. If you have any questions about a 1099 you received, please call 319-335-1475.

Tracking Permit Use

Each Emeritus-NW permit-holder will have a website they can view to see an up-to-date calendar year history of use and the cumulative dollar value of their use of the permit and card. This website is private and only accessible to the permit-holder and Parking and Transportation.

To access the website, go to the university’s Employee Self-Service website and look at the lower left corner under My Parking and click on Emeritus Night Weekend Program. If you need assistance with you HawkID or password you can visit HawkID Tools to look up your HawkID, reset your password, and more.

Exchanges

Permit-holders who wish to exchange permits can do so by contacting the parking office via email parking-office@uiowa.edu, over the phone 319-335-1475, or you can visit our office at West Campus Transportation Center (WCTC).