BPM calculation in ATLAS

Everything you need to know about how BPM is calculated and handled in ATLAS.

When purchasing a car in the Netherlands, you're liable to pay the Dutch car tax or BPM (belasting van personenauto's en motorrijwielen).

This article explains how BPM is calculated at the checkout and how you can change it in ATLAS when a car is being exported.

Adding remaining BPM (rest pbm) to the system

Remaining BPM is the amount that you paid when importing your car that you can get back when you re-sell the car.

Remaining BPM is filled out in pre-auction section. This information is automatically retrieved when a license plate check is completed for Dutch cars.

Calculations

1. Items with remaining BPM and without the 'margin' attribute have both remaining BPM in the description and reflected in bids. The remaining BPM is value added to the total (there's no buyers premium calculated over the BPM) and the invoice reflects the same amounts.
2. Items with 'Margin' attribute have remaining BPM in a lot description, but not reflected in bid. The remaining BPM is not shared with the check out service.

Add/remove BPM with manual approval
The remaining BPM can be adjusted after the auction closes but before the lots arrive in the checkout.

In order to change the BPM amount on the invoice, the manual approval feature must be enabled. From a customer perspective this preferable as the customer will receive the correct invoice (with or without BPM) and no adjustments have to be made after payment.