GST claim on private vehicle purhase.

your post is a little unclear? Are you talking about buying a private used vehicle? If so then there is no GST charged by the seller as he is not GST registered. Therefore there is no GST for you to claim on? So it comes back to the same thing as buying as a private person. Yopu can buy private , or a dealer used vehicle at a premium with a warranty, plus GST that you can claim back if you are registered to claim it.
Correct me if I have misunderstood your post, but it isnt quite clear what you are asking?

Dave

Sounds like you are like us, buying a vehicle principally for business use by private sale from a private individual, therefore there is no GST to be claimed back. Is this what you mean?

The value paid was similar to that with GST in a dealer yard, but the bottom line was the vehicle we got was the one we wanted.

I got badly burnt by this last year. Talk carefully to your accountant.

If you are buying it privately you won't be paying GST so you won't get a Tax Invoice to claim it back when you do your BAS. If you buy it through a dealer I would be claiming the GST paid in my BAS. After all you only have to provide the total GST paid so who will know anyhow? :)

Dont forget if you sell your vehicle privately you claimed the GST on previously you will have to pay the GST on the sale.

If you buy a vehicle privately and the person is not registered for GST you cannot claim any GST back as there was no GST paid.

Don't do anything until you speak to your accountant and understand what he tells you. I had an incident a few years ago that took12mths to settle and that was from a dealer sale.

SARocks is right about selling your current vehicle. If you claimed back the GST when you bought it, you must include GST (and pay it to the tax office) when you sell it.

This is an extract from the ATO web site

Purchasing a second-hand motor vehicle

If you purchase a second-hand motor vehicle from someone who is not registered for GST and you are purchasing the vehicle in order to sell or exchange it, you may be entitled to claim a GST credit. If the cost of the vehicle is more than $300, you can claim the GST credit when you sell the vehicle, provided the sale of the vehicle by you is a taxable sale. The credit is the lesser of:

* one-eleventh of the amount you paid for the vehicle, or
* the amount of GST payable when the vehicle is sold.

If you purchase a second-hand vehicle from someone who is not registered for GST and you don’t plan to sell or exchange the vehicle, you cannot claim a GST credit.

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SA is spot on. If you gain from the disposal of your current vehicle, it is the property of the business and is treated like any other sale of goods or services. You will have to pay GST. Even if you trade it in, so keep that in mind as that figure includes GST which you will pay to ATO.
It would be as obvious as hell, but could you buy the car from the business for $1, pay the GST and trade it as private?

gday all,

once again you blokes have been brilliant. you have all helped to make clear this matter. thanks

dave