Fuel, tolls and cars in myDATA: passenger car or business vehicle?
Car expenses are among the most common expense classification mistakes: the right category depends on something myDATA does not have.
The rule
Article 30 of the Greek VAT Code (law 2859/2000) does not allow deducting VAT on passenger cars: purchase, rental, fuel, maintenance and tolls. It provides exceptions for some activities; check your own case with your accountant.
What it means in myDATA
- Passenger car: category 2.5 · General expenses without VAT deduction. The VAT is part of the expense and no VAT classification is added.
- Truck or business vehicle: category 2.4 · General expenses with VAT deduction, with the VAT_361 classification for the net value.
Why it is easy to get wrong
The fuel station’s or rental company’s invoice does not tell myDATA whether the vehicle is a passenger car or a business vehicle. The same supplier can be 2.5 for one business and 2.4 for another, even for two cars of the same business.
That is why these expenses should not be classified “automatically” without someone knowing: they need one decision per business or per vehicle.
Practical tip
- Note for each client which vehicles they have and of what type.
- When the same fuel supplier appears every month, keep the same decision so it is not 2.4 one month and 2.5 the next.
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None will slip through
Taktiko recognises fuel, tolls and rentals and sends them for review instead of classifying them blindly; once you decide for a supplier, it remembers your decision. Free during the launch period.
Start freeSources: AADE myDATA REST API v2.0.2 documentation and the official expense classification combinations table. An indicative guide, not tax advice.