Posts tagged "goods and services tax"

After a $2 billion fraud wave, ATO commissioner Chris Jordan said the GST registration system will become slower and potentially harder.

The 2023-2024 federal budget halves a scheduled 12% tax instalment increase to 6%, a move the federal government says will improve small business cashflow.

Australia should move away from heavy taxation of incomes towards higher taxation on goods and services to accelerate economic recovery from the pandemic, the OECD recommends.

Even if the government hadn’t spent $5.9 billion on JobKeeper and other emergency measures last financial year, its budget position would have collapsed.

The GST was meant to end the black market, lift the national savings rate and boost revenue to the states. Twenty years on, has it delivered?

From 1 April 2020, Australian company directors will be personally liable for their company’s unpaid GST. Here's what you need to do to minimise your risk.

Amazon has reversed its decision to block Australian shoppers from purchasing products from its international sites, just in time for Black Friday.

Gerry Harvey says it may be difficult for the tax office to crack down on businesses skirting a new tax on low value imports.

Concern is building that new GST laws designed to level the tax playing field for local businesses are being shirked by international retailers.

Come Sunday, there are some important changes to Australia’s goods and services tax (GST) and how it will apply to overseas retailers and suppliers. 

The tax law contains time limits for doing all sorts of things, including applying for GST refunds. Broadly speaking, under the GST law, an…

The Government has made it clear that an increase or broadening of the goods and services tax is not on the agenda for its tax forum next mo…