gst
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Ask LH: How Badly Will The Australian ‘Netflix Tax’ Impact Me?
7Dear Lifehacker, there was quite a bit of noise generated a few months back on paying GST on Netflix and governments blocking file sharing websites. I’m interested to know what’s happened and if the sky has fallen in for any of the impacted users? (I don’t currently use these services myself.)
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Online Sales Could Be Subject To GST Under New Proposal
An OECD proposal would see a flat tax applied to low-cost consumer sales made online.
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Ask LH: Do Online Stores Have To Quote GST?
Dear Lifehacker, I was recently purchasing something at an Australian online store and noticed the prices listed next to the items did not include the GST. They added the amount of GST at the end when you were paying for it. Do websites based in Australia have to have advertise prices with the GST included,…
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GST Exemption Isn’t Why We Shop Online From Overseas Sites
There are proposals afoot to include GST on purchases made from online overseas retailers. It may never happen, but even if it did, it’s unlikely to change Aussie shopping habits, for one very simple reason.