Reclaiming VAT on Mileage? New Advisory Fuel Rates effective from 1 March 2015
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- Published: Tuesday, 03 March 2015 15:54
- Written by Holly Masters
If you pay a mileage allowance to your employees for business journeys made in either their own vehicle or a company car, you can not only benefit from the tax allowable mileage expense, but you can also reclaim VAT on the fuel element of those mileage payments (assuming your business is VAT registered).
Mileage Allowance Expense Claim
The mileage allowance per HMRC for private cars is 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25p per mile for additional business miles driven in the same tax year. These rates are deemed to include an element of reimbursement for the vehicle’s other running costs. The mileage allowance for company cars is stated on the HMRC Advisory rates (below). For either situation, the good news is that the mileage allowance is a tax allowable expense.
Mileage VAT Reclaim
This is not the only tax relief businesses can obtain from a mileage claim - VAT registered businesses can reclaim a further amount from HMRC in input VAT on the fuel element of the vehicle.
To calculate the fuel only element, businesses should refer to the HMRC Advisory rates. The rates are renewed four times a year. You can use the previous rates for up to one month from the date the new rates apply. The new advisory rates are applicable from 1 March 2015 and are detailed below.
