Renting out your car, boat or caravan

You deduct the standard deduction or the accounting deduction from your income to find your taxable income. You can also try our guide/calculator (please note its' in Danish):

Calculate your taxable income

How to change your tax assessment notice:

1. Log on to E-tax
2. Select Change tax assessment notice/Tax return
3. Enter your taxable income in box 20 
4. Consider if you need to make other changes in your tax assessment notice
5. Select Next and then Accept
6. Then, you will see a receipt and you can see your tax  assessment notice

Preliminary income assessmesnt: Field 250

Obtain the standard deduction when you rent out via a platform

In 202, the standard deduction is DKK 12,000 (11,500 in 2024), and if you rent out a zero or low-emission car, the standard deduction is DKK 22,500 (DKK 21,600 in 2024).

Obtaining the accounting deduction

If you choose to use the accounting deduction, you must deduct the expenses related to the total rental income before entering it in your preliminary income assessment or your tax assessment notice. You can only deduct the rental expenses, which means that you cannot deduct expenses related to your own use of the car, boat or caravan.

If you use the accounting deduction, it applies to your total income from renting out your car, boat or caravan. In other words, you cannot use the accounting deduction for income from renting out your car and then use the standard deduction for income from renting out your boat.

Keep accounts and a mileage log

You must keep accounts and save receipts for all your expenses during the income year as well as keep a mileage log. That will be your documentation proving that you are entitled to the deduction. You have to submit your accounts, if we ask for them.

You must use the mileage log to calculate which part of the expense the rental activity concerns.

In the mileage log, you register the mileage:

• at the beginning and the income
• before and after each rental activity
• at end of the income year

Get a mileage log template here (Danish only)

Deductions for operating and maintenance expenses

You are entitled to deduct the part of your operating and maintenance expenses for your car relating to the rental activity. You calculate the proportionate expenses which the rental activity represents of the total annual mileage.

This means that if the rental activity only makes up 10% of your total annual mileage, you are only entitled to deduct 10% of your expenses for ongoing maintenance, tires, green vehicle tax, insurance, etc.

You cannot deduct expenses for petrol as the person renting normally pays for petrol.

Deduction for expected annual loss of value

You may deduct a proportionate part of the expected annual loss of value of your car, boat or caravan. You calculate the proportionate expenses which the rental activity represents of the total mileage.

The rules of the Danish Act on Amortisation and Depreciation (Afskrivningsloven) do not apply - it is only possible to apply these rules if you run a business.

No deduction for loss

You cannot get a deduction for any loss you may have. This means that if your annual expenses exceed your annual income, you should not enter anything in your tax assessment notice.

If your income from occasional rental activity exceeds DKK 50,000 within a period of 12 months, you must register for and pay VAT.

If you know from the first time you rent out that your income will exceed DKK 50,000, you must register for and pay VAT from the beginning.

Once you are registered for VAT, you should enter your rental income exclusive of VAT minus your expenses in your tax assessment notice. Please check if your rental activity is characterised as commercial business.

Read about commercial and non-commercial businesses

You register for VAT at virk.dk (Danish only)

VAT deduction only for already registered rental cars

Generally, you are not entitled to deduct VAT on the purchase and running of personal vehicles. However, if your personal vehicle was registered and insured as a rental car, you are entitled to a VAT deduction.

Special rules apply for VAT deductions if the personal vehicle was registered and insured as a rental car and you also use the car for private purposes.