Finance & GST
The money side of a used car dealership - profit per car, landed cost, holding cost, partner and investor shares, and how GST works for dealers under the margin scheme. Every figure is sourced or shown as a labelled worked example.
Used Car Dealer Accounting in India: The Ledger Entries for Every Car, From Purchase to Sale
Most used car dealers hand their CA a shoebox in March. Here is what the books should look like instead: the stock register GST requires, the entries for one car from purchase through reconditioning, partner funding, sale, GST on margin and TCS, the records to keep and for how long, and the thresholds that trigger a tax audit.
Used Car Dealer Profit Margins in India: What the Public Data Shows and How to Benchmark Yours
There is no official statistic for the margin an Indian used car dealer makes per car - but there is enough public data to benchmark yours honestly. What CRISIL and ICRA report, why headline margin and real margin differ, and a method to measure your own.
How to Split Profit with Investors and Partners in a Used Car Business
Most Indian used car dealerships run on partner money - a friend funding one car, an investor in the whole business, a working partner on salary. Here is how to agree the split, calculate it on real profit, and settle it without an argument.
TCS on Used Car Sales Above ₹10 Lakh: What Dealers Must Collect and Report
Section 206C(1F) makes the seller collect 1% income-tax TCS when a motor vehicle sells for more than ₹10 lakh - and it applies to used cars too. What to collect, on what amount, from whom, and how it sits alongside GST.
GST on Used Cars for Dealers: The Margin Scheme Explained with Invoice Examples
How GST actually works when a registered dealer sells a used car in India: 18% on the margin, not the price; nil when you sell at a loss; no input tax credit; what changes if you claimed depreciation - with worked invoice examples and the rules behind each.
How to Fund Used Car Inventory in India: Own Cash, Partners, NBFC Credit and Consignment Compared
Every car on the lot is somebody’s money. The five ways Indian used car dealers fund stock - own cash, per-car partners, an NBFC or bank credit line, a loan against property, and consignment - what each actually costs on a ₹6 lakh car held 45 days, and how to mix them as the lot grows.
How to Calculate Profit Per Car at a Used Car Dealership (Formula + Free Calculator)
Total revenue hides as much as it reveals. The exact profit-per-car formula for a used car dealer - landed cost, holding cost, GST on the margin, partner shares - with a worked example and a free calculator.
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