view and print a purchase invoice

[nir2701]

As a buyer, how can I view and print a tax invoice for an item purchased on eBay?

[kopenhagen5 · Accepted solution]

In your purchase history to the right of the item is View Order details.

Select that and there is in the top right, Printer Friendly page.

[lyndal1838 · Accepted solution]

You cannot print a Tax Invoice from ebay.   You can only print an invoice for the item plus postage that can be used for make a claim on your taxation return.

IF the seller is registered for GST and is elligible to issue a Tax Invoice he will send you that Tax Invoice with the goods.  If he forgets then just ask for it.

You only need a Tax Invoice if you are GST registered and can claim it on your BAS.....if not you only need the invoice you can print from ebay.

[peterjohnson64 · Accepted solution]

Whilst the seller is required by law to provide a tax invoice they very easily hide behind user names and as such we have no way of checking to see if they are registered and I find it very difficult to get tax invoices out of EBay sellers. I am now resorting to negative ratings if they don't provide me with a valid invoice showing who they are. These people appear to me to be evading their tax obligations. The ATO should be right on to this. I can't believe how fussy EBay are with all things except forcing their sellers to comply with the law.

[peterjohnson64 · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately Paypal is more like Visa, Mastercard and Amex. They are not a reseller but merely a payment conduit. They will make you go through hoops when it suits them but seems too hard to force GST registered businesses to issue tax invoices. It is so frustrating that I rarely make business purchases on EBay.

[fg123fg]

unless it says "Tax Invoice" then it is not a tax invoice.

The 'printer friendly view' does not say "Tax invoice".

Hope ebay fixes this.

I personally believe PayPal should be legally obliged to provide an invoice when they accept payment, since surely accepting payment makes you a reseller.

[jesse.7]

eBay, can't really automatically put Tax Invoice on each sale and itemise the 10% GST. E.g. I am not a business, so when I sell something of mine on eBay I am not charging GST. But they could put an option in there for businesses that are charging GST...

[itsd5999-krsiq1sy0]

They can and should put tax invoice on any sale from an international seller since ebay is now required by ATO edict to charge and pay the GST for that item. Hence ebay is the tax invoice agent for all such purchases.

[kh-stanley1]

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread HERE if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thank you for understanding.