[AusNOG] And for the government's next Hair-brained Scheme

[Mark Newton]

Treasury denies it.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/ato-unlikely-to-block-websites-that-dont-charge-gst-treasurer/ <http://www.zdnet.com/article/ato-unlikely-to-block-websites-that-dont-charge-gst-treasurer/>

Given that the only source cited in the original article was a Choice press release, I’m inclined to believe them.

There’s no legal requirement for a company that isn’t in Australia to give a crap about Australia’s tax laws anyway, even if they pass, which this one hasn't (can you imagine the hilarity in a boardroom when the find out that the Australian Government wants them to register for GST and submit a BAS?)

This is all just emotion emissions to keep the punters and the Retail Traders Association happy and make everyone think the Government is doing something.


   -mark


On Sep 13, 2016, at 4:56 PM, David Phelan <DavidP at centra.com.au> wrote:
> 
> I present to you the answer to all of our country’s tax revenue problems.
>  
> http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/government-mulls-online-shopping-lockouts-in-gst-crackdown/news-story/19e3cf3d3eb533dcc93293cfeac88db1 <http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/government-mulls-online-shopping-lockouts-in-gst-crackdown/news-story/19e3cf3d3eb533dcc93293cfeac88db1>
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> Dave.
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