on 27-03-2016 07:39 PM
Is it 10% of the total price I must pay tax?
Does the ebay calculator include the paypal feed?
Do i calculate the paypal fees by deduction the ebay fee from the original sale price and then using the calculator?
Thanks.
So in reality it is 26% I must cover.
10% tax
12% ebay
4% paypal.
Is that right.
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on 27-03-2016 08:52 PM
Are you GST registered?
If so, then 1/11th of the total price (item + postage) goes to the ATO as gst for domestic sales (0 for overseas sales).
Paypal and ebay fees are based on the total (item price + postage) payed by the buyer.
Neither paypal or ebay pay gst so you can't claim gst back on their fees...
If you don't have a store then ebay fees should be 10%, paypal 2.6%, gst 9.09%.
But these are all %s of your total (price + postage) sale prices...
Tax to the ATO will depend on your profits (ie sales - expenses) .....
on 27-03-2016 09:46 PM
on 27-03-2016 08:52 PM
Are you GST registered?
If so, then 1/11th of the total price (item + postage) goes to the ATO as gst for domestic sales (0 for overseas sales).
Paypal and ebay fees are based on the total (item price + postage) payed by the buyer.
Neither paypal or ebay pay gst so you can't claim gst back on their fees...
If you don't have a store then ebay fees should be 10%, paypal 2.6%, gst 9.09%.
But these are all %s of your total (price + postage) sale prices...
Tax to the ATO will depend on your profits (ie sales - expenses) .....
on 27-03-2016 08:56 PM
10%?
You pay tax on every cent once you get past $18k pa. Total taqxable income. Not just eBay sales.
eBay fees are 10% or less; Paypal fees are 30c + 2.6%.
The tax you pay is on your taxable income. Nothing to do with eBay or Paypal.
Are you sure you're ready to operate a business? You don't seem to have any idea.
on 27-03-2016 09:34 PM
You originally told us you were running this ebay business on behalf of your uncle.....it is his business.
If this is true then any GST payment should be made by him....not you.
Or was that a pack of lies too?
on 27-03-2016 09:46 PM
27-03-2016 09:56 PM - edited 27-03-2016 09:57 PM
These kinds of questions would be better answered by an accountant who can first get a little insight into your business, and provide some tailored advice. (Perhaps the questions themselves aren't, but if they're necessary to ask, then I think you need an accountant's help).
I think this kind of help is a little too comprehensive for a general discussion forum - I'm not saying there isn't anyone here who could walk you through all the basics of business operation, a lot of people could, but in my humble opinion, the vast majority wouldn't, because that's getting into highly time-consuming billable-service territory, to be perfectly honest.
As a very rough guide, you pay tax on your income after all expenses. You don't just sell 10 items for $100 and then work out 10% of the total to calculate tax, unless you incurred $0 expenses in the operation of the business.
Income tax isn't 10% though, and GST is something different entirely, not to mention a more exhaustive (if not comprehensive) process, so if you have to be including and paying that, consulting an accountant becomes imperative.
27-03-2016 10:20 PM - edited 27-03-2016 10:22 PM
Maybe the uncle/account owner has NFI either?
Or thinks they can get accountancy/tax services for free here?
Blood will out.
on 27-03-2016 10:56 PM
27-03-2016 11:39 PM - edited 27-03-2016 11:40 PM
GST threshold = $75000pa
OP has so far sold around $400
What GST is he talking about?
on 27-03-2016 11:52 PM
ERG I don't get you because I have read some of your posts on other members threads and you seem to have
given good advice and it showed to me that you seem to be an intelligent person.
But then you go and start threads and the questions you ask are quite stupid.
IMO I think that you're playing games with members on these boards.