Where a registered person trades in second-hand motor vehicles...

Where a registered person trades in second-hand motor vehicles and does not avail ITC on the purchase of such vehicles, GST is payable only on the margin under Rule 32(5) read with N/N 8/2018-CT (Rate). The restriction on ITC applies only to tax paid on purchase of the used vehicles themselves; it does not bar ITC on other inward supplies used in the course or furtherance of business, including repairs, refurbishment, spare parts, and common expenses, subject to Sections 16-21 and Rules 36-45 compliance. Supplies under the margin scheme with nil margin remain taxable (value becomes zero), not exempt, hence no reversal of common ITC under Rules 42/43. - AAR