No Tax information on Paypal receipt

[oliveoil_s]

Hi,

I live in Australia. I bought a laptop from USA last week. When the laptop has arrived I didn't receive any payment summary. So, I ask the seller to give me the payment summary because I need to show the GST information to TRS. This laptop is a gift that I will be carrying for my friend living in Bangladesh. So, I want to refund the Tax I paid for the laptop. 

The TRS allows Australians and overseas visitors to claim a refund, (subject to certain conditions), of the goods and services tax (GST) and wine equalisation tax paid on goods bought in Australia and then taken out of Australia in checked luggage or carry-on bags. Operating air and sea crew are not eligible to claim a refund.

My Paypal transaction summary is below: 

Item number232043721404

Shipping

$0.00 USD

Tax

$0.00 USD

Total

This payment

$649.99 USD

Fee

$0.00 USD

You've paid

$649.99 USD

As you can see the Tax in 0.00USD. Does it mean that I didn't pay any tax at all for this product? The product came from US, i think that's the reason of 0 paid tax.

-Thanks

Nusrat

[englishrosegardens · Accepted solution]

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@oliveoil_s wrote:

Hi,

I live in Australia. I bought a laptop from USA last week. When the laptop has arrived I didn't receive any payment summary. So, I ask the seller to give me the payment summary because I need to show the GST information to TRS. This laptop is a gift that I will be carrying for my friend living in Bangladesh. So, I want to refund the Tax I paid for the laptop. 

The TRS allows Australians and overseas visitors to claim a refund, (subject to certain conditions), of the goods and services tax (GST) and wine equalisation tax paid on goods bought in Australia and then taken out of Australia in checked luggage or carry-on bags. Operating air and sea crew are not eligible to claim a refund.

My Paypal transaction summary is below: 

Item number232043721404

Shipping

$0.00 USD

Tax

$0.00 USD

Total

This payment

$649.99 USD

Fee

$0.00 USD

You've paid

$649.99 USD

As you can see the Tax in 0.00USD. Does it mean that I didn't pay any tax at all for this product? The product came from US, i think that's the reason of 0 paid tax.

-Thanks

Nusrat

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I think the bit I've highlighted in red would answer your question.  The Australian govt can't refund you tax you paid to a foreign govt (or might have).

[lyndal1838 · Accepted solution]

You have not paid any GST....that is an Australian tax and the item was bought in the USA.

[letscleanupmycupboards]

You only pay gst if you import something above $1000

[englishrosegardens]

It wouldn't have mattered if they'd spent over $1,000 because the scheme they're trying to use to get reimbursed is for goods bought IN AUSTRALIA, not goods "brought into Australia".