Australia drops low-value goods GST relief
Australia is to withdraw the AUD 1,000 GST free threshold on the import of goods. The relief enabled consumers to buy goods from major online retailers without the 10% GST that domestic platforms had...
View ArticleAustralia GST on Uber drivers
The Australian Federal Court has ruled that drivers providing paid-for car-sharing rides should charge Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 10% Uber BV v. Commissioner of Taxation [2017] FCA 110. There will...
View ArticleAustralia removes e-commerce GST exemption
Australia has published plans to withdraw the 10% import GST exemption on the import of goods by consumers above AUS$1,000 from 1 July 2017. The changes include supplies of e-services (downloads for...
View ArticleAustralia marketplaces question new GST rules
As Australia prepares for the July 2017 imposition of 10% GST on consumer purchases below AUS$1,000 from foreign e-retailers, a number of major marketplaces have raised concerns about the new regime....
View ArticleAustralia bitcoin GST exempt Jul 2017
Australia has become one of the last major economies to exempt digital currencies such as bitcoin from indirect tax. It has announced in today’s federal budget that trading in cryptocurrencies will be...
View ArticleAustralia may delay Jul 2017 foreign GST e-commerce overhaul
Australia has indicated that it may delay until July 2018 the requirement for non-resident e-commerce companies to charge 10% GST on the sales of goods to consumers. On the back of a Senate hearing...
View ArticleAustralia foreign e-commerce GST 1 Jul 2017
Opposition parties are continuing to call for a 1-year postponement on plans to levy GST on small B2C transactions from 1 July 2017. This is despite the enacting legislation, the Treasury Laws...
View ArticleAustralia delays foreign e-Commerce GST to Jul 2018
Australia has confirmed that it will delay the imposition of 10% GST on sales of low-value goods to its consumers by non-resident e-Commerce companies. It had been proposed that the low-value...
View ArticleAustralia GST on Uber drivers
The Australian Federal Court has ruled that drivers providing paid-for car-sharing rides should charge Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 10% Uber BV v. Commissioner of Taxation [2017] FCA 110. There will...
View ArticleAustralia removes e-commerce GST exemption
Australia has published plans to withdraw the 10% import GST exemption on the import of goods by consumers above AUS$1,000 from 1 July 2017. The changes include supplies of e-services (downloads for...
View ArticleAustralia marketplaces question new GST rules
As Australia prepares for the July 2017 imposition of 10% GST on consumer purchases below AUS$1,000 from foreign e-retailers, a number of major marketplaces have raised concerns about the new regime....
View ArticleAustralia bitcoin GST exempt Jul 2017
Australia has become one of the last major economies to exempt digital currencies such as bitcoin from indirect tax. It has announced in today’s federal budget that trading in cryptocurrencies will be...
View ArticleAustralia may delay Jul 2017 foreign GST e-commerce overhaul
Australia has indicated that it may delay until July 2018 the requirement for non-resident e-commerce companies to charge 10% GST on the sales of goods to consumers. On the back of a Senate hearing...
View ArticleAustralia foreign e-commerce GST 1 Jul 2017
Opposition parties are continuing to call for a 1-year postponement on plans to levy GST on small B2C transactions from 1 July 2017. This is despite the enacting legislation, the Treasury Laws...
View ArticleAustralia delays foreign e-Commerce GST to Jul 2018
Australia has confirmed that it will delay the imposition of 10% GST on sales of low-value goods to its consumers by non-resident e-Commerce companies. It had been proposed that the low-value...
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