{"id":1296,"date":"2026-03-23T08:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/using-your-private-car-for-business-is-it-still-worth-it\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:22:15","slug":"using-your-private-car-for-business-is-it-still-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/using-your-private-car-for-business-is-it-still-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Using your private car for business: is it still worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the tightening of tax rules on company cars, some executives are considering using their private vehicles and being reimbursed via a mileage allowance. But this strategy is not always advantageous. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expense deduction: increasingly strict rules<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For non-electric vehicles, deductibility depends on the date of acquisition:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\ude97 <strong>Before July 2023<\/strong>: deduction according to standard tax formula<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\ude97 <strong>Between July 2023 and the end of 2025<\/strong>: limited deduction (50% in 2026, 25% in 2027)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\ude97 F <strong>rom 2026<\/strong>: no further deductions possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 This limitation applies to <strong>all car-related expenses<\/strong>, including mileage allowances.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kilometric allowance: beware of preconceived ideas<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being reimbursed for kilometers driven in your private car does not allow you to escape these restrictions.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u27a1\ufe0f If the vehicle is not tax-deductible, <strong>neither is the allowance for the company<\/strong>.<br\/>\u27a1\ufe0f Buying a hybrid car privately in 2026 and charging for kilometers does not therefore bring <strong>any tax benefits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When can it be interesting?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using your private vehicle only makes sense in certain cases:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f if the car is <strong>older (before July 2023)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f or if it&#8217;s <strong>100% electric<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these situations, the deduction may still be more favorable than for a recent car owned by the company.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amount of compensation<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company can reimburse business travel based on an official rate:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udcb0 approx. <strong>\u20ac0.44\/km<\/strong> (based on rates applicable in 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good to know<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your company already provides a car, it&#8217;s often more attractive to use it privately as well.<br\/>\ud83d\udc49 The taxable benefit remains the same, regardless of actual use.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Using your private car is not a miracle solution.<br\/>This choice is only relevant in specific cases (old or electric vehicle).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most situations, it&#8217;s essential to analyze the overall structure before making a decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the tightening of tax rules on company cars, some executives are considering using their private vehicles and being reimbursed via a mileage allowance. But this strategy is not always advantageous. Expense deduction: increasingly strict rules For non-electric vehicles, deductibility depends on the date of acquisition: \ud83d\udc49 This limitation applies to all car-related expenses, including [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1297,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions\/1297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalclear.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}