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Company Car Taxation

The CO2 emission scale charges which are used to calculate company car benefit charges have been increased for 2008/09. with the threshold for the minimum charge rate for calculating benefit-in-kind, on company cars, reduced from 140g per kilometre to 135g per kilometre. A new lower 10% band for company cars with CO2 of 120g per kilometre will also be introduced from the 1 April 2008.

  Taxable % of list price Taxable % of list price
g/km 2006/07 to 2007/08 2008/09
135# 15* 15*
140 15* 16*
145 16* 17*
150 17* 18*
155 18* 19*
160 19* 20*
165 20* 21*
170 21* 22*
175 22* 23*
180 23* 24*
185 24* 25*
190 25* 26*
195 26* 27*
200 27* 28*
205 28* 29*
210 29* 30*
215 30* 31*
220 31* 32*
225 32* 33**
230 33** 34***
235 34*** 35
240 35 35

# Vehicles with 120g/km or less will be taxed at a rate of 10% of the list price

Emissions figures for vehicles are rounded down to the nearest 5g/km.
Diesel supplements: * add 3% ** add 2% *** add 1%
Diesel supplement waived if Euro IV emission standard met and the vehicle is registered before 1 January 2006.

Alternative Fuels

Fuel Type Discount applicable to scale charge 2006/07
Electric 6%
Hybrid petrol/electric (registered on or after 1/1/98) 3%
LPG/CNG (gas only) (registered on or after 1/1/98) 2%
Bi-fuel (type-approved) (registered on or after 1/1/00) 2%

Cars without an approved CO2 figure

Engine Size Pre 1/1/98 car 1/1/98 or later car
1,400cc or less 15% 15%*
1,401 - 2,000cc 22% 25%*
Over 2,001cc 32% 35%

* 3% diesel surcharge applies

Company Car Private Fuel

The scale charge figure for private fuel provided for company cars remains at £14,400 for 2006/07. The benefit in kind charge is calculated by applying the percentage determined by the CO2 emission table opposite to £14,400.

Company Van Taxation

Benefit in kind charges where a van is used for private use (other than home to work travel).

Tax Year Scale Charge £
2005/06 £500*
2006/07 £500*
2007/08 £3,000#

* Reduced to £350 if van is over four years old at end of tax year.
# Further £500 charge if private fuel also provided.

VAT Fuel Scale Charge

Where employers provide free private fuel for an employee’s company car, the employer is required to pay output VAT using the scale charges as set out below.

Rates applicable from 1 May 2006:

  12 months VAT
due per car £
3 months VAT
due per car £
1 month VAT
due per car £
Diesel Engine
2,000cc or less 154.89 38.72 12.81
Over 2,000 cc 197.34 49.30 16.38
Other Engine
1,400cc or less 163.09 40.66 13.55
1,401ccto 2,000cc 206.28 51.53 17.13
Over 2,000cc 303.09 75.66 25.17

The Government has announced that from the 1 May 2007, the fuel scale charge should be based upon CO2 emissions to further encourage use of environmentally friendly vehicles.

Mileage Rates

No announcement was made in the Budget with regards to mileage rates therefore the continuing rates are as follows:

Approved mileage rates for private cars (pence per mile)

Engine Size Up to 10,000 miles Excess over 10,000 miles
All cars 40p 25p

Company car fuel advisory rates (pence per mile)

Engine Size Petrol Diesel LPG
1,400cc or less 10p 9p 7p
1,401cc to 2,000cc 12p 9p 8p
Over 2,000cc 16p 13p 10p

Vehicle Excise Duty

With effect from 23 March 2006:

Vehicles registered pre 1 March 2001:

Engine Size £
1,549cc or less 110
Over 1,549cc 175

Vehicles registered on or after 1 March 2001:

VED band CO2 emission level (g/km) Petrol £ Diesel £ Alt Fuel £
A Up to 100 0 0 0
B 101-120 40 50 30
C 121-150 100 110 90
D 151-165 125 135 115
E 166-185 150 160 140
F 186-225 190 195 180
G* 226 and above 210 215 200
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