Chartered Accountant
1147 Points
Joined August 2013
Strict interpretation, RCM is applicable only when the supplier is 'Any person other than a body corporate, paying central tax at the rate of 2.5% on renting of motor vehicles with input tax credit only of input service in the same line of business'
Hence, from above it appears that the RCM is applicable only when the supplier (other than body corporate) is paying GST @ 5% which happens only when the supplier is registered. Hence, if the supplier is unregistered, it appears that RCM is not applicable..