{"id":15168,"date":"2023-04-17T15:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/deductions\/car-accessories\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T15:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:35:41","slug":"car-accessories","status":"publish","type":"deduction","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/deductions\/car-accessories\/","title":{"rendered":"Deduct car accessories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"from-your-phone-holder-and-charging-cable-to-a-gps-and-parking-pass-car-accessories-are-tax-deductible\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">From your phone holder and charging cable, to a GPS and parking pass: car accessories are tax-deductible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">For several years now, the tax deductibility of your car has in fact been determined by its CO2 emissions. The tax deductibility of the cost of car accessories such as a phone holder, charging cable, GPS, parking card, anti-freeze blanket and so on, is the same as that of your car itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">Say you can deduct 60% of your car as a professional expense (taking into account the outcome of the formula based on CO2 emissions and your professional use of it), then you can also deduct 60% of all your car accessories for tax purposes. <em>It\u2019s that simple.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">The same principle applies to other costs associated with your company car:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Repairs and maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">The interest you pay on a car loan<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Insurance<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Vehicle registration tax (GST)<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Electricity for charging and fuel costs<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"what-car-accessories-are-tax-deductible\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">What car accessories are tax deductible?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In principle, all car accessories are tax-deductible to the same extent as your car is deductible as a professional expense<\/strong>. However, always make sure the car accessories are relevant and don\u2019t overdo it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">A hands-free kit, phone holder and charging cable to safely answer business calls is certainly a justifiable professional expense, just as a sticker advertising your company is. Or a blue parking pass to park correctly and a coat rack to attach to the headrest for your coat when visiting a client. These are all good examples of car accessories that are tax deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">A sunshade for the window or a mini TV for the little ones in the back seat are in principle also accessories, but in most cases have no direct link to your professional activity. So these purchases are better paid for privately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-to-calculate-the-maximum-tax-deductibility-of-your-professional-vehicle\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">How to calculate the maximum tax deductibility of your professional vehicle?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">To find out what percentage of the car cost is tax deductible, we take into account the formula based on the CO2 emissions of your car on the one hand, and its professional use on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">The CO2 formula looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>120%- (0.5% x [coefficient] x CO2 )<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">For hybrid cars and combustion engine cars, the tax deductibility decreases significantly in the coming years. You can read more about the calculation and tax deductibility of company cars <a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beroepskosten.be\/auto\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","deduction_tag":[549],"class_list":["post-15168","deduction","type-deduction","status-publish","hentry","deduction_tag-vehicle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deduct car accessories | Accountable<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/deductions\/car-accessories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deduct car accessories | Accountable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From your phone holder and charging cable, to a GPS and parking pass: car accessories are tax-deductible For several years now, the tax deductibility of your car has in fact been determined by its CO2 emissions. 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