Where are the GST receipts? On ebay or Paypal

[6o7o8o]

Hi

I just bought an item over $1000 from the US and for customs forms I need to show proof of GST payment.

Does anyone know where this is?

I've looked for advise all morning but still can't find it.

Regards

[lyndal1838]

Winning because they did not turn up is not really winning.

[6o7o8o]

I'll count it as a win! And besides I don't pick fights I can't win.

[lyndal1838]

If the GST was definitey paid at checkout and you cannot find it in paypal, try looking at your funding source (bank account, credit card etc)

The GST shows as a separate transaction and shown as going to a paypal account owned by ebay.  It is not just shown as being one payment to the seller.

I am at a loss to understand why it does not show on the paypal transaction.....I have made several overseas purchases recently and the GST is shown as a separate transaction on every one of them.

[stickerswa]

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@6o7o8o wrote:
I'll count it as a win! And besides I don't pick fights I can't win.

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Anyone else feeling a little deja vu after reading this ?

[imastawka]

My spidey senses were sure tingling   

[tangledstitches]

Have you tried going to the relevant purchase in your purchase history and then clicking on View Order Details?

[shoppingbag*]

If you log into your Paypal account you should see payments to "eBay Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited"  If you click on any of those you will see they are your GST payments, it also gives you the transaction number so you can see which purchase it belongs to.

[lyndal1838]

If you cannot find a record of the amount of the GST how do you know that it has been paid?

An item over AU$1000 should not have GST charged at payment....it should be paid to Aussie Customs when the item arrives here....before the item is released to you.

[padi*0409]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

If you cannot find a record of the amount of the GST how do you know that it has been paid?

An item over AU$1000 should not have GST charged at payment....it should be paid to Aussie Customs when the item arrives here....before the item is released to you.

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I reckon the OP might be showing us their bootscooting skills when they find out the customs duty and charges are around 25% of the item and postage price.

[6o7o8o]

Thanks shoppingbag* it was in my Paypal account under eBay Australia & New Zealand.....I may have been 'double-dipped' if I hadn't found that.
Unusual as I rang and 2 out of 3 homeaffairs spokespersons on the phone said that shouldn't have happened and that I should have paid on the border