{"id":31339,"date":"2026-08-21T14:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/how-can-i-deduct-my-car-expenses\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:26:30","slug":"how-can-i-deduct-my-car-expenses-3","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-can-i-deduct-my-car-expenses-3\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I deduct my car expenses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">You drive a car in the context of your business? Good news, you can deduct it as a business expense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_564fd3295a\"><b>What can I deduct?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">You can deduct the <b>car and car-related expenses:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Leasing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Insurance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Road and registration taxes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Fuel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Accessories<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Maintenance &amp; repair costs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Car wash<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Parking<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_f4dca79f08\"><b>How much can I deduct?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">You can deduct your car expenses for both VAT and income tax.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>For VAT<\/b>, typically 35% is deductible as a flat fee (100% for utility vehicles, or if you are a professional driver)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>For Income tax<\/b>, the amount depends on the Co2 emissions of your vehicle, and according to the following formula: 120% \u2013 (0.5% x coefficient x CO2\/km)<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><i>The CO2\/km, you will find it in the documents of your vehicle. The coefficient will be as follows:<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><i>Diesel and hybrid variants: 1<br \/>Natural gas (below the 11 fiscal horsepower): 0,90<br \/>Gasoline: 0.95<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_3d4b5e0af0\">Electric vehicles: how to chose your next car<\/h1>\n<div class=\"intercom-h2b-video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8-eK0uUWQo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_ba761899f1\"><b>How to encode your car model in the app?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">To calculate the precise deductibility of your car expenses, we need to know which car you drive. This is how you let us know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">The deductibility of your car expenses is directly related to the type of car you drive. That&#8217;s why we need to know which car you used for your car expenses. <\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">To do this, you just need to open your car expenses of the year you want to submit your income tax return for and add your vehicle, like in the screencast below. <\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/700509071\/08950e3080218156dcca12fe\/ezgif.com-gif-maker+%283%29.gif?expires=1787637600&amp;signature=93c99d5e67f939a27a2662e0c57d1613e72a1d7e58893d0a75af44249bca6916&amp;req=cyAnE8l3nYZeFb4V1XW4gXrvpYxZKE5bp%2BDIkTLQlSCRQU96j6uQRsKLhOQb%0AmDd140c3Nm2yylp15SFkETCFEQ%3D%3D%0A\" width=\"480\" height=\"1040\" style=\"height: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<hr>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via chat or by email to the following address: <a href=\"mailto:support@accountable.eu\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">support@accountable.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can deduct your car expenses for both VAT and income tax.<br \/>\nHere is how it works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","help_label":[493,451],"class_list":["post-31339","help_center","type-help_center","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How can I deduct my car expenses? - 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.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-can-i-deduct-my-car-expenses-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How can I deduct my car expenses? - Accountable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You can deduct your car expenses for both VAT and income tax. 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