E-Commerce Compliance in India: GST, TDS & TCS
There were a lot of confusion and questions about the sale of a car, whether the transaction will be taxable or not under GST. There will be different cases for this transaction; we shall discuss only the sale of a car by a registered person under GST on which no Input Tax Credit has been claimed under earlier law. As per section 7(1) of CGST Act,2017, “supply” includes
As per Schedule II, serial no. 4 i.e. Transfer of Business Assets, the sale of a car by a registered person, which forms part of the business, will be considered as supply under GST and will be taxable at applicable taxes and cess. Calculation of Total GST Payable:- On 25th January 2018, CBEC issued the notification for the revision of rates and the method for the calculation of GST. As per Notification no. 8/2018-Central Tax (Rate) dated 25th January 2018; GST Rate will be 18% for Motor cars (HSN Code- 8703) on the value that shall be the difference between the consideration received for the supply of such goods and the depreciated value (As per Income Tax) of such goods on the date of supply, and where the margin of such supply is negative, it shall be ignored. As per Notification no. 1/2018-Compensation Cess (Rate) dated 25th January 2018; GST Rate will be NIL for Motor cars (HSN Code- 87) if the supplier of such goods has not availed the input tax credit. For Example: - XYZ Pvt. Ltd. registered under GST has sold his car for Rs. 1,25,000/- and its Written Down Value as on date is Rs. 1,00,000/- Treatment:-
Particulars | Rs. |
Consideration Received | 1,25,000 |
Written Down Value | 1,00,000 |
Taxable Value/Margin | 25,000 |
GST @18% | 4,500 |
Cess @0% | NIL |
Total Invoice Value | 1,29,500 |
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