Vehicle fuel capital expenditure

If first time petrol/fuel is filled in new purchased vehicle so is it captial expenditure?
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The initial fuel fill for a newly purchased vehicle is considered a revenue expense, not capital expenditure. Capital expenditure typically includes the cost of the vehicle itself, taxes, insurance, and necessary fitments to make it operational. Revenue expenses, like fuel, are for the day-to-day running of the vehicle and are recorded in the profit and loss statement.

Not. its revenue exp. Expenses incurred viz. cost of car, Taxes, insurance, spare parts etc on puchase of car to be capitalised.
No it is not capital expenditure.
Why although this expenses is incurred before ready to put to use

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Fuel filled for the first time in a newly purchased vehicle is treated as a revenue (operating) expense, not capital expenditure. It doesn’t increase the asset’s capacity or life; it’s just for running the vehicle, so it goes to P&L under fuel/running expenses, while only the vehicle cost, registration, taxes, insurance, and necessary fitments are capitalized.

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The cost of Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) includes its purchase price, import duties, non-refundable taxes, and directly attributable costs to bring the asset to its necessary location and working condition. 

 

When you bring it to factory site, it can be capitalised. 

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If this fuel was incurred to bring from warehouse to selling point  Then it's capital expenditure. 

Useful contrast: the first fuel in a new car is revenue because the vehicle is already in working condition, but fuel/power used in trial runs of a new plant before it is ready for use is capitalised (AS 10 / Ind AS 16 'directly attributable costs'), net of any trial-run sales.

If your taking the car out of showroom and taking it for its first business trip, its revenue. If yojr taking it to office, doing pooja and starting its operations, its capitalised. When its operation starts is what matters. 

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