The decision covers among other topics the tax-exempt maximum amounts of per diems, meal allowances and kilometer allowances.
There were long discussions held about the amount of kilometer allowance and the allowance remains 45 cents per km for the year 2013.
Employee’s* tax-exempt allowances in 2013 for business travel
Allowance using a means of transport owned or held by employee |
Maximum allowance amounts per Km |
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Passenger car |
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45 cents /km |
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7 cents / km |
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11 cents / km |
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21 cents / km |
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3 cents /km |
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3 cents /km |
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9 cents / km |
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3 cents / km by passenger |
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If an employee, enjoying the company car benefit known as the limited benefit (käyttöetu) uses the company car for business travel and pays the fuel he is entitled to a kilometer allowance |
13 cents / km |
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Motorboat, up to 50 hp |
77 cents / km |
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Motorboat, more than 50 hp |
112 cents / km |
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Snowmobile |
105 cents / km |
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All-terrain quad bike |
99 cents / km |
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Motorcycle |
33 cents / km |
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Moped |
17 cents / km |
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Other means of transport |
10 cents / km |
Per diem, i.e. daily allowance** |
Maximum allowance amounts |
Business trip in Finland, duration more than 6 hours and up to 10 hours (partial amount) |
17 € |
Business trip in Finland, duration more than 10 hours (full amount) |
38 € |
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17 € |
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38 € |
Meal allowance can only be paid if no per diem is being paid, and the work assignment prevents the employee from having a meal at his normal eating-place during his meal break |
9,5 € |
Meal allowance, if the employee has to have two meals at a place other than his normal eating-place during a business trip and no per diem is being paid |
19 € |
Per diems payable for business travel outside Finland |
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An allowance for night travel is payable only if at least 4 hours (during a day of travel for which the employee is entitled to a per diem) are between the hours of 09:00 PM and 07:00 AM and if the employer does not arrange any free accommodation for the employee or pay him allowance for accommodation or for a sleeping car berth |
12 € |
* Employee or entrepreneur, who receives a salary. A private entrepreneur (Tmi) cannot pay himself/herself a salary and thus the current compensations do not concern private entrepreneurs.
** The entrepreneurs have similar monetary amounts, time and distance limits for the tax deductible business costs related to business travel as employees.
For further information, please send an e-mail to info@kuljus.eu/ or call +358 (0) 503 220 600.
Sources:
Tax Administration www.vero.fi
Taxpayers Association www.veronmaksajat.fi
SMKJ Ry www.smkj.fi