{"id":7731,"date":"2021-10-07T11:46:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T09:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spesenfuchs.de\/difference-between-distance-allowance-and-mileage-allowance\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:33:06","slug":"difference-between-distance-allowance-and-mileage-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spesenfuchs.de\/en\/difference-between-distance-allowance-and-mileage-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between distance allowance and mileage allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9qw1x4-c3b86e4ea6e647e2c9ca89d65e60ed6e\">\n.avia-section.av-9qw1x4-c3b86e4ea6e647e2c9ca89d65e60ed6e{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.spesenfuchs.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0290-1500x430.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-9qw1x4-c3b86e4ea6e647e2c9ca89d65e60ed6e .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.6;\nbackground-color:#9e9e9e;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-9qw1x4-c3b86e4ea6e647e2c9ca89d65e60ed6e main_color avia-section-large avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-7731'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad{\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:40px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:40px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ketug55b-d2d8fc298a0740812a516c65fbff4cad av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Difference between distance allowance and mileage allowance<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-7731'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketpty5e-42b2cf844ac4bc6676f1d7a2a728ed5f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketpty5e-42b2cf844ac4bc6676f1d7a2a728ed5f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ketpty5e-42b2cf844ac4bc6676f1d7a2a728ed5f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With the <strong>distance allowance<\/strong>, unofficially also called <strong>commuter allowance<\/strong>, you can deduct <strong>0.30 euros<\/strong> from your tax for each full kilometre of travel between your home and your first place of work as a one-way trip. Supporting documents are not required for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From 2021<\/strong>, a higher distance allowance will apply to commuters from the <strong>21st distance kilometre:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for the year 2021: 0.35 euros and<\/li>\n<li>from 2022 to 2026: 0.38 euros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The distance allowance is regulated by law in the Income Tax Act (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/estg\/__9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a7 9 para. 1 to 4 EStG<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The increased distance allowance is granted by the tax office because the introduction of a CO2 price from 2021 will lead to higher fuel prices. This is a particular burden on drivers who have longer trips to work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kugr3pv1-0199641d452ab2710ab22569ac711609\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kugr3pv1-0199641d452ab2710ab22569ac711609{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kugr3pv1-0199641d452ab2710ab22569ac711609 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kugr3pv1-0199641d452ab2710ab22569ac711609 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kugr3pv1-0199641d452ab2710ab22569ac711609 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Attention: No changes in travel expenses!<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kugr4id0-b3e58cb757fcc0400fc21ffb7386add7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Nothing<\/strong> changes with regard to <strong>travel expenses<\/strong>. In<strong> 2026<\/strong>, <strong>EUR 0.30<\/strong> per kilometer driven can still be reimbursed <strong>tax-free<\/strong> or deducted as income-related expenses in the tax return.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Difference between commuting allowance and mileage allowance.<br \/>\nAttention: No changes to travel expenses!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[535],"tags":[550,541,538],"class_list":["post-7731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal","tag-distance-allowance","tag-mileage-allowance","tag-travel-expense-report"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Difference between distance allowance and mileage allowance - Spesenfuchs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spesenfuchs.de\/en\/difference-between-distance-allowance-and-mileage-allowance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Difference between distance allowance and mileage allowance - Spesenfuchs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Difference between commuting allowance and mileage allowance. 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