[LINK] GST on internet sales

[Richard]

Nick - you're my doppelganger, I guess. I was writing my lines on it at 
the same time!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/10/internet_tax_row/

Alt: we're both in the media and not completely asleep!

RC

On 27/11/13 1:44 PM, Nick Ross wrote:
> I wrote this on it... 3 years ago!
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/01/10/3109702.htm
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> N
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> On 27 November 2013 13:32, Michael <mike at bystander.net> wrote:
>
>> I don't follow the logic on this one.
>> Collecting GST on inbound individual parcels is costly. Presumably many
>> dollars per item, if the $1000 threshold is reasonable.
>> The retailers are asking the government to spend this collection money to
>> tax the customers, resulting in consumers/tax-payers being worse off.
>> Retailers have little evidence to show that GST collection will impact O/S
>> purchases. One would think that international shipping would negate any
>> savings from GST, but apparently retailers are unable to compete even with
>> that advantage.
>> Is the government here to serve the people or vested business interests?
>> Regards,
>> Michael Skeggs
>>
>>
>>
>> On 27 November 2013 13:06, Marghanita da Cruz <marghanita at ramin.com.au
>>> wrote:
>>>> Retail groups say lowering the threshold will help Australian business
>>> to compete with overseas shopping websites on price, and net the
>> Government
>>> an additional $1 billion in GST revenue each year.
>>>> However, doubts remain about whether the cost of collecting the tax
>> will
>>> exceed the amount of revenue raised.
>>>> At today's meeting, Treasury officials presented a range of options for
>>> lowering the threshold.
>>>> Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says the states will examine the
>>> proposals in more detail.
>>>> "It does show in the first year or two that the costs of collection are
>>> higher than the revenue generated, but then the trend gets much more
>>> positive the longer you go," he said.
>>>> "Online retail sales are growing at 15 per cent per annum. It is a
>>> growing and significant distribution channel for sales at the moment in
>>> terms of the GST system."
>>>> He says there is no clear agreement among states about a new level for
>>> the GST threshold.
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-27/treasurers-pushing-for-gst-changes-at-meeting-with-joe-hockey/5119218
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