Best wishes for 2023. And a new year means new changes for motorists. While the government has focused on electric driving with lower additional tax liability in recent years, this is being encouraged less and less. But more changes are being made. We'll take you through the most important changes.
1. Higher additional tax for electric cars
If you drive a company car and haven't completed the "No Private Use" declaration, you'll pay the additional tax. For fossil fuel cars, this is 22%, but for EVs, it's been much lower in recent years. It's now 16%, but only on the first €30.000 of your EV's list price. Last year, it was €35.000, so it's slightly less tax-efficient.
2. Higher road tax
The amount you pay per month for driving your car is going up. Road tax. Part of this amount goes to the government and part to the provinces. Our state's share is increasing by a healthy 4,75%. Incidentally, only six provinces are increasing their share: Groningen, Gelderland, Utrecht, South Holland, North Brabant, and Limburg. Do you have an electric car? Then you're in luck, because you won't pay any road tax at all until 2024.
3. Higher excise duties
You probably remember: fuel prices skyrocketed last year, prompting the government to reduce fuel excise duty by 21%. That reduction will expire on July 1st. You'll notice it at the pump.
4. Higher BPM
The tax you pay when purchasing a new car, also known as BPM (private car tax), is also increasing. The amount you'll pay depends on the vehicle's CO2 emissions. This is based on your classification into a tax bracket. However, you'll see a 2,35% increase, regardless of the tax bracket you're in. The fixed portion of the BPM is also increasing, regardless of the tax bracket your car falls into. For example, you paid €376 per kilometer for a car with emissions of up to 82 grams (such as a Lexus CT 200h, Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI Bluemotion, or Volvo V40 D2) in 2022, but that will increase to €400 in 2023.
5. Higher travel allowance
We'll end with some good news. The tax-free travel allowance will increase from €0,19 to €0,21 per kilometer. Every little bit helps, although we and the Business Drivers Association believe it could be higher. Next year, there will be an additional tax-free allowance of one cent per kilometer.
Driving registration prevents additional tax in 2023
Do you prefer to pay less instead of more in 2023? Then you can choose not to pay any additional tax at all. You'll then sign the "No Private Use" declaration and must demonstrate that you've driven no more than 500 kilometers privately. We'll keep track of this for you. A complete journey registration that fully complies with the requirements of the Tax AuthoritiesThat's easy. And you'll continue to save with TrackJack Benefits and a Best Price Guarantee, among other things.
Source: AD.nl