After 10% last year, the revaluation of the scale of mileage costs will be greater than usual this year. The Minister Delegate for Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, announced on Wednesday March 22 on the set of the program It’s up to you
that this scale would be revalued ” exceptionally by 5.4%.
A figure which corresponds to the average level of inflation over one year between February 2022 and January 2023, and which was also used for the revaluation of social benefits.
According to Bercy, this annual revaluation will concern 2 million households, and could represent a gain of up to more than €100 for a single person earning €2,500.
What do the mileage scales cover?
The mileage scales make it possible to deduct from his taxable income the actual costs of travel, maintenance and repair of the vehicle and tires, depreciation, fuel costs, car insurance and the purchase of helmets and protections.
Rather than adding up all these elements, and above all making sure to have all their supporting documents (required in the event of a tax audit), these scales make it possible to calculate these costs in a lump sum, on the basis of the number of kilometers traveled and the power of his vehicle. There are three: for cars, two-wheelers over 50cc and two-wheelers under 50cc.
Certain related expenses are excluded from the scale: toll, parking, garage fees, as well as loan interest can be deducted in addition to the amount obtained via the mileage scale, always with supporting documents, and only for the part of use for professional purposes.
Households using a vehicle for their daily home-work journeys, in particular those with modest incomes, have every interest in calculating this allowance to ensure that it is not more attractive than the fixed 10% deduction provided for ” by default” by the administration.