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Workplace and company-car charging, billed correctly.

Since January 2026, flat-rate reimbursement for company-car charging is no longer tax-free in Germany. Billing must be based on actual consumption. POWR meters every charging session at the workplace and at the employee's home wallbox and produces consumption-accurate, audit-proof billing.

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January 2026
effective date of the new tax rule
kWh-accurate
billing based on actual consumption
Workplace + home
both charging locations in one platform

Tax rule since January 2026

What changed in January 2026?

Since January 2026, German tax authorities no longer treat flat-rate reimbursement for company-car charging as tax-free. Only the electricity actually charged may be reimbursed, proven by consumption-based metering at the workplace and at the employee's home wallbox.

Until the end of 2025, a monthly flat rate was a common, tax-accepted way to reimburse employees for charging their company car. The rule in force since January 2026 removes this simplification: a flat rate without proof of consumption now counts as a taxable benefit in kind.

Anyone who wants to keep reimbursing charging tax-free must record and document the actual consumption per charging session, both at the workplace and at the employee's private wallbox. That is exactly what POWR delivers.

As of January 2026. This section summarises the legal situation in general terms and does not replace tax advice. Please review your specific case with your tax advisor.

Consumption-based billing

How does POWR bill by consumption?

POWR records each charging session to the exact kWh via the wallbox's meter, attributes it to the person charging and their vehicle, and turns that into audit-proof billing. Employers and tax authorities receive verifiable records, with no flat rates at all.

  1. Meter

    Every charging session is recorded to the exact kWh at the workplace and at the home wallbox and attributed to the person and the vehicle.

  2. Attribute

    POWR separates business from private charging and applies the correct electricity price for each charging location.

  3. Bill

    The recorded data becomes a monthly, consumption-accurate statement for the employer and an audit-proof record for the tax office.

At the workplace

How does charging at the workplace work?

On site, employees and company cars charge at your charge points and identify themselves with the POWR card or app. POWR attributes each session to the right person, so business and private use are cleanly separated and billed correctly.

  • Authorisation via POWR card or app, with unambiguous attribution per session.
  • Business and private charging are recorded and reported separately.
  • The same platform operates your charge points and delivers the billing.

At home (home charging)

How is home charging measured?

At the employee's private wallbox, POWR records every charging session to the exact kWh via the wallbox's meter. This separates the company car's consumption from private household electricity and lets it be reimbursed by consumption against the employer.

  • Recorded via the home wallbox's meter, with no estimates and no flat rate.
  • The company-car consumption is separated from private household electricity.
  • The electricity price used can be stored and evidenced per household.

One platform

Operation, billing and charging card from a single source.

POWR does more than billing: the same platform controls your charge points over OCPP and issues the POWR card for Europe-wide roaming. That means you no longer have to manage separate point solutions.

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Pricing

What does POWR cost employers?

POWR is priced transparently per charge point and combines operation, billing and the POWR card in one system. You will find the exact terms for workplace and home charging on the pricing page.

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Frequently asked questions

What changed in January 2026?
Since January 2026, flat-rate reimbursement for company-car charging is no longer tax-free in Germany. Only the actual consumption may be reimbursed tax-free, measured and documented per charging session, at the workplace and at the private wallbox.
How is home charging measured?
POWR records every charging session at the home wallbox to the exact kWh via its meter and attributes it to the company car. This separates business charging from private household electricity, so it can be reimbursed by consumption against the employer.
What does the employer get, and what does the tax office get?
The employer receives a monthly, consumption-accurate statement per employee and vehicle. For the tax office, POWR provides an audit-proof record of actual consumption that makes the tax-free reimbursement provable without a flat rate.
Which wallboxes are supported?
POWR is vendor-agnostic and connects wallboxes via the OCPP standard, at the workplace and at home. You are not tied to a particular hardware manufacturer and can keep using existing devices.
How is the electricity price determined?
The electricity price used can be stored per charging location: the site price at the workplace and the household-evidenced price at home. POWR then bills the metered kWh at that price and reports the basis transparently.

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Bill company-car charging in a compliant way.

Move the billing of your employee and company-car charging onto the consumption-based basis required since January 2026, at the workplace and at home, in one platform.

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