Background Note
6.Section 139 of ITEPA sets out the basis for calculating the appropriate percentage for cars with CO2 emissions. The appropriate percentage multiplied by the list price of the car (adjusted for any taxable accessories) provides the level of chargeable benefit for company car tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions.
7.The current graduated table of company car tax bands will be extended down to a new 10 per cent band, and all CO2 emissions thresholds moved down by 5g/km on 6 April 2012 so that the 10 percent band will apply to company cars with CO2 emissions up to 99g/km. Qualifying Low Emissions Cars (QUALECs) will therefore no longer exist as a separate category. These changes support the Government’s commitments on reducing carbon emissions.