ICANTaxationValue Added Tax2024

Input VAT that may be claimed against output VAT is that incurred on:

AOverhead and administrative services
BGoods purchased for resale or used directly in productionCORRECT
CCapital assets of the business
DAll purchases made by the business
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
The VAT Act restricts recoverable input VAT to goods purchased for resale and goods that form part of the stock-in-trade used directly in producing new products. VAT on overheads, services and capital items is expensed rather than reclaimed.
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