warranty charges

madhavvan (service) (154 Points)

23 January 2010  

 Flow of Transactions

A Manufacturer sells  Vehicle to  B – who is its sales Company

B- the sales company sells the vehicle to the dealer- C

Dealer- C sells the vehicle to end Customer

A scheme of optional warranty for a consideration is given by the Sales company B to the customer

When customer buys the vehicle from dealer he has option to exercise warranty  and he pays the optional warranty amount in favour of B- Sales Company. Dealer-C acts as an agent of B- sales Company.

Issue: Whether the optional warranty amount is to be included in sales price for purpose of charge of VAT  and  by whom

 whether  B-Sales company to charge VAT on this optional warranty  on the customerwhich is exercised by the customer on purchase of vehicle from the dealer.