Court allows car repair costs as deductible income-related expenses for a forest ranger's necessary work travel.
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AI generatedThe Administrative Court allowed the deduction of 2,262 Finnish marks for car repairs resulting from a traffic accident during necessary work travel. The plaintiff, a forest ranger, argued that using his own vehicle for inspections across Central Finland was essential to his duties. The court upheld the deduction, confirming that expenses incurred while performing mandatory work-related travel are deductible under the Income Tax Act.
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AI generatedTVL 25 § 1 mom; Expenses incurred by an employee using their own vehicle for necessary work-related travel are deductible as income-related expenses if the travel is indispensable to the performance of duties.
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A:n työhön piirimetsälautakunnan metsänhoitajana kuului tarkastusmatkojen tekeminen eri puolille Keski-Suomea. Oman auton käyttäminen näillä matkoilla oli välttämätöntä. Työmatkalla sattuneesta liikennevahingosta aiheutuneita 2.262 mk:n suuruisia auton korjauskustannuksia pidettiin tulon hankkimisesta johtuneina vähennyskelpoisina menoina.
Verovuosi 1981.
TVL 25 § 1 mom (1043/74)