topic gst in Selling

gst

colinandteresa — Mon, 27 May 2019 23:34:58 GMT

ebay state they are not sellers or buyers but only supply a platform for transactions, if this is the case how can they legally charge and collect gst, most sellers are not required to charge gst in view of the amount involved. I consider the practice by the aus government would be illegal and it would be interesting to see this challenged in court.

Re: gst

whiznumber6 — Mon, 27 May 2019 23:53:25 GMT

Let us all know how the court case goes!

Re: gst

lyndal1838 — Tue, 28 May 2019 01:17:21 GMT

According to the law pertaining to the GST on low value imports platforms such as ebay and Amazon are deemed to be the sellers.

It is perfectly legal for them to collect and remit the GST to the ATO....in fact it would be illegal if they did not do so.

Re: gst

gutterpunkz05 — Tue, 28 May 2019 04:47:15 GMT

@colinandteresa wrote:
ebay state they are not sellers or buyers but only supply a platform for transactions, if this is the case how can they legally charge and collect gst, most sellers are not required to charge gst in view of the amount involved. I consider the practice by the aus government would be illegal and it would be interesting to see this challenged in court.

It might be a good idea, for you to do some research. You may even find out, how to buy from overseas without paying GST.

Re: gst

k1ooo-slr-sales — Tue, 28 May 2019 05:35:50 GMT

@gutterpunkz05 wrote:
It might be a good idea, for you to do some research. You may even find out, how to buy from overseas without paying GST.

@gutterpunk

shhhhhhhhhh! Let's not go there!