Use a used car as a company car

Buying a new car is always very expensive. In addition, the loss in value is particularly high in the first few years. If you want or need to buy a company car, you can also buy it as a used car. This means that your company account will not be charged quite as much.

Purchase a company car as a used car

• In order to avoid unnecessarily high expenses, you can of course always purchase a company car as a used vehicle.
• You can also deduct this for tax purposes. At the purchase of a new car, you can write off the purchase price for tax purposes over a period of 6 years. If the vehicle has already been used, other depreciation periods apply.
• If the vehicle you have bought is already 3 years old, you can deduct 33.3% of the purchase price from tax for the next three years.
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• If you buy a car that is 8 years or older, you can still write off the purchase price over two years.


Depreciation of used cars - tips for the self-employed

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• Even if the purchase price is not particularly high, you must not write off the cost of the car in a year. Then you are threatened with trouble Tax office.

What else to look out for

• If you buy a company car as a used vehicle, you must make sure that the vehicle is still in good condition.
• If the vehicle has technical defects and often needs repairs, this can result in high costs costs caused by the failure. Therefore, you should definitely buy a reliable car.
• It also makes sense to arrange a warranty with the car dealer. In the event of a technical defect, a replacement vehicle should be made available to you.

Since most dealers already voluntarily offer a guarantee for used cars, buying a used vehicle as a company car should not pose a great risk for you.