employer paying for brobizz with my wage before tax

[sme1972 10]

Hey, This has probably been discussed before, but my Danish is horrible. I have gotten a new job in DK which I will begin soon. I tried to get them to pay for a bridge pass as part of our terms of employment, but that didn't work out. They did offer to pay for the bridge from my wages before taxes though. I am trying to calculate how much that saves me in the long run, and I have a lot of questions. 1) If the bridge pass is under the company's account, then it seems I won't be able to to the extra avdrag of 100 DKK/day for going over the bridge (Is that right?) 2) I will be paying the price of the bridge that the company pays (which is less MOMs), so I save 25% . If this is true, then #1 and #2 seem to pretty much cancel each other out. 3) I would be paying for the bridge before income taxes, so it seems that would save me another 30% or so (I am not sure what taxes I would pay on that bridge money. I am not in the highest tax bracket yet) 4) Does anyone know what other things I need to think about. Does the company still pay their share of pension on this money for the bridge. Are there any other taxes I will be paying because of this deal that I haven't calculated. 5) MOST IMPORTANT - Do I actually save a bit of money doing this (how much approximately)? and if I do save money why wouldn't most people try to get their employer to do this for them. It doesn't cost the company anything (does it?) Regards, Scott

[sup3rior 22]

1. Yes. You are only eligible for the tax deduction if you pay with this from your own money (meaning income after taxation) 2. You cannot as a private person deduct the VAT (moms), but you can make an agreement with your company to pay less than the full share. Remenber though you will be tax liable for the difference. 3. You canot legally pay it as a deductible from your income before tax. Your employer can however pay it for you and give you a smaller salary. Please note it must be a fixed amount, your salary cannot be adjusted up and down from month to month hence SKAT would in case they find out claim you are paying it with your income before tax. 4. Good question, you need to ask your employer about that. 5. Yes. By having them pay the bill and you getting a smaller salary you save the tax. Depending on your taxation level it could be as much as 63%. Best regards, Anders