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Carbon taxbreak

Can you explain what '100% write down' means in real terms on company cars that emit less than 110g/km CO2?

Asked on 26 December 2009 by

Answered by Honest John
It means that if a company buys such a car as a company car for an employee, it can put the entire cost against a single year's profits instead of just a percentage of the cost.
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