No additional tax? We'll tell you how
If you drive a company car, there's a good chance you fall into the 22% additional tax bracket if you also use the car privately. But what if you don't want the additional tax bracket? Is that possible? Absolutely. Your employer doesn't have to add anything to your salary if you can prove that you don't drive the company car privately for more than 500 kilometers per calendar year.
1. No tax addition: sign the “Declaration of no private use of car"
The driver requests a Declaration of No Private Use from the Tax Authorities. The employer does not charge additional tax if the employee has submitted a decision to the tax inspector. An additional advantage for the employer is that the burden of proof that the vehicle is used for no more than 500 kilometers privately per year shifts to the employee. However, if the employer could have known that the employee wrongly requested the declaration, the Tax Authorities will also hold the employer liable.
2. Do not drive more than 500 kilometers privately per year
Part of the Declaration of No Private Use of the Car is that the employee must provide a conclusive trip registration Can demonstrate that the company car is driven no more than 500 kilometers privately per year. In that case, no additional tax liability is due. The employee must be able to provide the mileage log at any time if requested by the tax inspector.
3. Ensure a complete trip registration
To demonstrate that you drive no more than 500 kilometers privately per year, you must keep a mileage log. This means that for each trip, the following must be recorded:
- of datum
- the starting and ending readings of the odometer
- The departure and arrival addresses. If you drive from your work address to an appointment and then back, write down the arrival and departure addresses for both the outward and return journeys.
- the route you drove, if you did not take the most usual route
- whether it is a private trip or a business trip
- the private detour kilometers if you drive business kilometers and private kilometers during the same trip
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Please note: The tax addition for private use of a company car applies to a full calendar year. Therefore, even if you drive the car privately for only one month, you may still be subject to a tax addition for the entire year.
Read all about the additional tax in 2026.
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