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Automobile Sales People
Income Tax Act s. 6(2.1), Income Tax Regulations R7305.1
If an individual is "employed principally" in selling or leasing automobiles, then the standby charge and operating cost benefits will be less.
Automobile Sales People Operating Cost Benefit
For the operating cost benefit, the following amounts are used for automobile sales people:
| Auto
Sales People Operating Cost Benefit |
|
| Years | Rate per km |
| 2023/2024 | $0.30 |
| 2022 | $0.26 |
| 2021 | $0.24 |
| 2019/2020 | $0.25 |
| 2018 | $0.23 |
| 2017 | $0.22 |
| 2016 | $0.23 |
| 2013-2015 | $0.24 |
| 2012 | $0.23 |
| 2008-2011 | $0.21 |
| 2006/2007 | $0.19 |
| 2005 | $0.17 |
| 2004 | $0.14 |
Automobile Sales People Standby Charge Benefit
For the standby charge benefit, if the employer has purchased one or more automobiles in the year, then at the option of the employer:
 | 1.5% is used instead of 2%, and | ||||
| the cost of the automobile is the greater of
|
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Resources
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Revised: December 19, 2023