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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #15 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:18pm

FRED. wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:08pm:

Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:00pm:

Fred, Fred, Fred ... If I could buy a Norton Anti-virus software package that was made in Australia, I would.

Thing is ... I can't. Why the hell should I pay a foreign company an extra 10% ?

How do I know that will benefit Australia?

nimo nimo nimo it goes to the states for bugger sake Grin

like viC sa wa nsw qld nt tas noT the USA Cheesy

How do you know that those foreign companies are going to forward the 10% GST they tack onto the price to the Australian Government to in-turn pay the States?

How is it being policed?

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #16 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:29pm

Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:18pm:

FRED. wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:08pm:

Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:00pm:

Fred, Fred, Fred ... If I could buy a Norton Anti-virus software package that was made in Australia, I would.

Thing is ... I can't. Why the hell should I pay a foreign company an extra 10% ?

How do I know that will benefit Australia?

nimo nimo nimo it goes to the states for bugger sake Grin

like viC sa wa nsw qld nt tas noT the USA Cheesy

How do you know that those foreign companies are going to forward the 10% GST they tack onto the price to the Australian Government to in-turn pay the States?

How is it being policed?

through the TAXATION DEPT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Angry

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #17 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:33pm

"through the TAXATION DEPT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

How do you know that a company in a foreign country has anything to do with the Australian Taxation Office?

They could just pocket the 10% and go on their merry way.

The Australian Taxation Office has no idea that I might be renewing my Norton Anti-Virus software on-line.

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #18 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:39pm

[quote author=madmonk link=1539479859/17#17 date=1539484381]"through the TAXATION DEPT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

How do you know that a company in a foreign country has anything to do with the Australian Taxation Office?

They could just pocket the 10% and go on their merry way.

The Australian Taxation Office has no idea that I might be renewing my Norton Anti-Virus software on-line.

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OMG its collect at point of sale like every thing

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Captain Nemo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9731 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST Reply #19 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:40pm Collect at point? On a foreign transaction? Are you sure? p.s. For example ... Norton is a US company but it runs out of Ireland for online sales. Why would a company based in Ireland have to report anything to the Australian Taxation office?
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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #20 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:49pm

Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:33pm:

"through the TAXATION DEPT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

How do you know that a company in a foreign country has anything to do with the Australian Taxation Office?

They could just pocket the 10% and go on their merry way.

The Australian Taxation Office has no idea that I might be renewing my Norton Anti-Virus software on-line.

I don't know how the Australian Govt. managed to
pressure Norton into that.
I'd love to know what the threat was?

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #21 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:51pm

I suspect that the Australian government doesn't actually care if it gets the 10% at all ... so long as they have imposed an equivalent cost on the person buying the goods, they reckon they have done their bit to help Aussie companies ... trouble is, I can't buy an Australian made Norton Anti-virus service made in Australia.

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #22 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:55pm

Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:40pm:

Collect at point?

On a foreign transaction?

Are you sure?

p.s.

For example ... Norton is a US company but it runs out of Ireland for online sales.

Why would a company based in Ireland have to report anything to the Australian Taxation office?

ASK YOUR MUM!

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Captain Nemo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9731 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST Reply #23 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:56pm Mum says: those companies are laughing at the Australian Government.
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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #24 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:58pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:49pm:

Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:33pm:

"through the TAXATION DEPT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

How do you know that a company in a foreign country has anything to do with the Australian Taxation Office?

They could just pocket the 10% and go on their merry way.

The Australian Taxation Office has no idea that I might be renewing my Norton Anti-Virus software on-line.

I don't know how the Australian Govt. managed to
pressure Norton into that.
I'd love to know what the threat was?

DO BUSINESS IN AUSTRALIA PAYTAX IN AUSTRALIA OMFG

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #25 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:59pm

FRED. wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:08pm:

Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:00pm:

Fred, Fred, Fred ... If I could buy a Norton Anti-virus software package that was made in Australia, I would.

Thing is ... I can't. Why the hell should I pay a foreign company an extra 10% ?

How do I know that will benefit Australia?

nimo nimo nimo it goes to the states for bugger sake Grin

like viC sa wa nsw qld nt tas noT the USA Cheesy

which states ?? Cheesy

LOL

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #26 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 1:01pm

gee. So much angst.

I remember on this forum people wanting GST imposed on those small imports, so the local sellers could compete.

And poor Capt Nemo didn't know GST was charged on all imports, previously only over $1000. Charged at point of entry generally. That is Customs & Excise.

Where they come in directly, from China for instance, but sold on ebay - ebay does the collection. A cost of doing business. The same as any importer.

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #27 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 1:02pm

FRED. wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:58pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:49pm:

Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 12:33pm:

"through the TAXATION DEPT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

How do you know that a company in a foreign country has anything to do with the Australian Taxation Office?

They could just pocket the 10% and go on their merry way.

The Australian Taxation Office has no idea that I might be renewing my Norton Anti-Virus software on-line.

I don't know how the Australian Govt. managed to
pressure Norton into that.
I'd love to know what the threat was?

DO BUSINESS IN AUSTRALIA PAYTAX IN AUSTRALIA OMFG

What if Norton said - sorry we don't collect tax for the Australian Govt?

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #28 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 1:06pm

lee wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 1:01pm:

gee. So much angst.

I remember on this forum people wanting GST imposed on those small imports, so the local sellers could compete.

And poor Capt Nemo didn't know GST was charged on all imports, previously only over $1000. Charged at point of entry generally. That is Customs & Excise.

Where they come in directly, from China for instance, but sold on ebay - ebay does the collection. A cost of doing business. The same as any importer.

Lee, I'm talking abot a purely electronic transaction. It's online payment for an online non-tangible product. It's software online, not even a package or DVD ...

It's ridiculous that I have to pay 10% more to a company based in Ireland for something that I can't buy an Australian made version of anyway.

Tangible goods? Maybe an argument for that. But software?

Really?

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Re: Liberal deadbeats and their online GST
Reply #29 - Oct 14^th, 2018 at 1:08pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 14^th, 2018 at 1:02pm:

What if Norton said - sorry we don't collect tax for the Australian Govt?

I love "What ifs".

What if the Australian Government told Norton their goods were banned in Australia?

Of course you could fly overseas, buy it there and come back. Don't declare anything.

Singapore has a GST. I guess you need to to somewhere else. It used to be Sim Lim Square was the hub of pirate software. You might get a cut rate there. Along with a few nasty surprises.

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