At 12:22 PM 9/17/00 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi Scott
>
>True. But the fact that the $140 price - for a .com.au domain mame -
>includes GST means that an overseas resident like yourself would not:
>
>(a) know that GST is included in the price,
Technically, I would assume the reseller would be required to show this by
law in any invoice.
>(b) know the rate at which the GST is applied,
Again, should be noted in any invoice.
>(c) understand that there was a "claim back" possibility.
That depends on how savvy my accountant is.
>That's if the Australian tax legislation allowed it in the first place.
This, would need to be the case.
>And
>you wouldn't know the details of the Australian tax unless you were an
>Australian taxation expert.
I have been called many things, have claimed to be many things, but I have
never pretended to be or been accused of this before. :)
>Which why I said it seems like a rip-off to me.
It's tax, what do you expect? :)
sA
Scott Allan
Director OpenSRS
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