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How to Make a Car Sale Invoice: Step by Step for Dealers and Sellers
A car sale invoice does two jobs at once: it proves the money side of the deal, and it feeds every other document the sale needs, from the sale letter to Form 30. Here is how to make one properly, whether you write it by hand or generate it in seconds.
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Step 1: Decide GST or non-GST
- GST-registered dealer: GST invoice, tax on the margin only, HSN 8703, your GSTIN shown.
- Unregistered dealer or private seller: non-GST invoice, no tax lines at all.
Getting this wrong is the most expensive invoice mistake; the full logic is in GST on used cars.
Step 2: Number it properly
Give the invoice a number from a consecutive series that starts fresh each financial year and is never reused. "INV-2607-001" style works. Random or repeated numbers turn a GST audit into an argument.
Step 3: Fill the identity fields
Seller: dealership name, address, phone, GSTIN or PAN. Buyer: full name, address with PIN, phone, and ID reference (PAN required for cash above Rs 2 lakh). Vehicle: registration number, make, model, variant, manufacturing year, colour, odometer reading, and the chassis and engine numbers copied character for character from the RC. These two numbers flow into Form 29 and 30, so an error here bounces at the RTO later.
Step 4: The money block
Sale price in figures and words, any advance received (with its token receipt), balance payable, and the GST split if applicable. State the payment mode; it answers questions years later.
Step 5: Sign and issue
Authorised signatory for the dealership, buyer's signature as acknowledgement, one copy each. Then generate the companions: the sale letter, delivery note and transfer forms, all carrying the same details and dates.
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What must a car sale invoice include?
Seller and buyer names with addresses, the invoice number and date, the vehicle's registration number, make, model, year, chassis number and engine number, the sale price in figures and words, GST details if the seller is registered, payment status, and signatures. Vehicle identity fields are what separate a car invoice from a generic bill.
Is a car sale invoice different from a bill of sale?
They overlap but serve different jobs. The invoice is the money record of the transaction; the bill of sale or sale letter narrates the transfer of the vehicle between the parties. A clean deal has both, plus the RTO transfer forms.
Do I charge GST on a car sale invoice?
Only if you are a GST-registered dealer, and then only on your margin under Rule 32(5) of the CGST Rules, not the full sale price. Private sellers and unregistered dealers issue a non-GST invoice with no tax lines.
Can I make a car sale invoice on my phone?
Yes. Bill My Car works from mobile or desktop: enter the buyer and vehicle once, and the GST or non-GST invoice generates as a print-ready PDF along with the sale letter and RTO forms, saved automatically to your own Google Drive.