Car sharing is the use of motor vehicles, bicycles or motorbikes that are offered to an indefinite number of drivers on the basis of a framework agreement and which the employee can reserve and use independently.
With the inflation relief package Part II, employer subsidies for non-work-related journeys made by employees as part of car sharing were made tax-free up to € 200 per calendar year.
With Federal Law Gazette I No. 46/2024, it has now been decided that such employer subsidies are also exempt from social security contributions in accordance with § 49 Para. 3 Z 33 ASVG. The new regulation comes into force on 01.07.2024.
The prerequisite for the tax and social security contribution-free subsidy is that the vehicle has a CO2 emission value of zero (e-cars, e-motorbikes, e-scooters, etc.) and the subsidy is granted directly to the car sharing provider or in the form of vouchers.
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