Mileage allowance calculator (Kilometergeld)
The mileage allowance calculator works out the tax-free reimbursement for business trips in your private car: €0.30 per kilometre driven (§ 9 EStG). A 212-kilometre business trip comes to €63.60 — an amount your employer can reimburse free of tax and social security contributions. Note that this Kilometergeld covers business trips, not your daily commute; the commute falls under the separate Entfernungspauschale.
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Calculate German mileage allowance (§ 9 EStG)
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Legal basis
Legal basis: § 9 (1) nos. 4 & 4a EStG (German Income Tax Act — commute allowance and business-trip mileage). Actual rates are updated by the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) each year.
§ 9 EStG (gesetze-im-internet.de)
Calculation tool, not tax advice. The reimbursement your employer owes you depends on internal policy and the current BMF rates.
How the calculation works
Enter the kilometres driven per trip and the number of trips; the calculator multiplies the distance by €0.30 per kilometre for cars or €0.20 for motorcycles and mopeds. A 212-kilometre business trip by car, for example, comes to €63.60. Only kilometres actually driven for business count — private detours do not. The rates are set by the Federal Ministry of Finance and can change from year to year, so confirm the current figure with your tax adviser before booking it.
Kilometergeld versus Entfernungspauschale
Do not confuse the two: Kilometergeld reimburses business trips in your private vehicle and counts every kilometre actually driven, there and back. The Entfernungspauschale (commuter allowance) applies to the daily trip between home and your first place of work — €0.30 per kilometre of the one-way distance, rising to €0.38 from the 21st kilometre, claimed in your tax return rather than reimbursed by the employer. Mixing the two up is the most common error in German travel expense claims.
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