I need someone's head to look at when I stare down the scope, and his cabbage noggin will do just fine :p
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I need someone's head to look at when I stare down the scope, and his cabbage noggin will do just fine :p
Wage growth in retail is one of the slowest. Profits are sky rocketing with no wage growth. I wonder if the retailers are getting more profit from us and not saying. Interesting to see a break down of profits in different sectors
Someone needs to make a list of all the retailers who are in support of it, if there isn't one already. Will make it easier to know who not to shop with
I got an email from 1password this morning saying they are going to start collecting GST as of the 1st of July because of the "Netflix Tax". I wonder how many services will actually start charging GST on the 1st?
Hang on...didn't someone say a few posts earlier that there will be a 12 months wait while they investigate options? So we aren't actually paying the GST yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
Are companies going to just start charging the extra 10% just in case, or in a sly cynical attempt to squeeze a bit more out if they weren't already?? :eek:
There are two different implementations. The Netflix Tax is on services like Netflix. The gerry Harvey tax removes $1000 exemption on goods overseas being gst free.Quote:
Originally Posted by philby
Almost impossible. The associations that supported this have thousands of members. Maybe a list of the most well known ones but it's not easy to find out. A lot of retailers let the associations they are Members of do all the submissions.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
With some research, some of the bigger ones could be listed. Wouldn't be easy to compile the listQuote:
Originally Posted by Raider
The Netflix tax was one of the last things brought in by the Abbott govt
I will go as far as listing some of the associations that actively support the implementation of the Bill:Quote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
- Retail Council
- Australian Sporting Goods Association
- Australian Retailers Association
- Shopping Centre Council of Australia
There is this stunning red ribbon-thin banner on twitch tv at the moment.
https://i.gyazo.com/bdf7d34f1bed4e4c...c0a72acb20.png
Funny story, the last time I saw this type of "Flashing Headline" was way back when tfw2005 got the very first pictures of Voyager Animated Blitzwing. I don't think it's been repeated since over there.
Every standard emote replaced by a classic loading circle (hover over it and it says "Save the internet!"
https://i.gyazo.com/a2af59e6143c6c88...f89056f921.png
This is getting pretty close to being a thing we have to deal with. Is there any updates on how the GST is supposed to be collected? Will the retailer have to collect the GST or am I going to get a bill from the government like it works now for purchases over $1000?
You will not have to worry about it. The implemented model targets only vendors, to be as hassle-free for Australian customers as much as possible. It will be the vendor's job to determine whether it will need to charge you GST, and just like with local sellers, if it makes the wrong determination, any GST liability will be its liability, not yours.Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
Purchases from overseas over $1,000 will still be subject to customs importation rules as before.
Better yet - people need to boycott Harvey Norman and Domayne (owned by Harvey's wife) en masse.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
Who actually does shop at these stores besides middle aged/ elderly people who have money (or credit) to burn or are uneducated shoppers?Quote:
Originally Posted by bowspearer
A government backed by big business that forces people to pay GST on items that aren't severely marked down won't force people back to Australian brick and mortar, it will just make people more frugal with their spending causing these stores to go the way of the Dodo at a faster rate.
Ironic that actually taxing the big stores like Harvey Norman, Myer and the likes in the first place would have the same net effect.
Hard not to see another recession on the horizon.
If I need to buy a whitegood or browngood I have little choice other than Harvey Norman. JB Hifi doesn't have a store here and the only competition HN has here is Betta Electrical which have worse prices.
At least when I needed a DP cable recently they had a Belkin in stock that wasn't overly expensive ($30 for 3 meters). Given how many extremely shoddy DP cables are on the market I'd rather get a name brand from a retailer with a physical location I can goto if it's shoddy.
I refuse to purchase anything from either. I use their stores as opportunities to inspect items in person then I use the good ol internet to find it cheaper elsewhere. I have spent a lot of money in both stores over the years but they well and truly lost my business forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowspearer
haha, shop at Harvey Norman, you're funny. I totally get people not having a choice depending on location, I'm fortunate enough that I have a whole lot of options. I actually thought Harvey Norman and Domain were the same company, I guess I've learned my thing for today.
this extra 10% on imports will make me consider more purchases from local eretailers for my transformers. The little toy company and Toybot importz come to mind. both have been reliable for me and both have great prices on various things, definitely competitive when compared to importing a lot of Asian product.
I will be pretty dirty if I can't keep shopping at Anime-export or HLJ or robot kingdom or robotoybase because they don't want to deal with Australian tax, which is rubbish, I don't get how our government can expect/force an external entity to pay tax locally.
^ Yeah I'm considering getting MP Dinobot and MPM Ironhide from TLTC if HLJ starts collecting GST. Still wouldn't buy from a brick and mortar retailer.
Bad news. I checked with HLJ. They are going to be collecting GST.
Quote:
Thank you for your message.
We are aware of these new regulations, and are currently working on ways to have everything we need in place for our Australian customers by July 1st. We'll be doing everything we can to comply with these new standards, including collecting GST on orders from customers in Australia.
We very much appreciate you taking the time to contact us about this.
Best regards,
they must make enough business out of Australia for it to be worth their while I guess.
And even worse news. Amazon is going to refuse to ship to Australia from any international Amazon site
https://www.theage.com.au/business/c...31-p4zikr.html
I got an email from them this morning, saying that my access to the US site would be cut off, but offering a $20 voucher as incentive to use the AUS version - like they have anything I want :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
I'm slightly confused about how they intend to enforce this against tiny vendors?
If this has already been posted somewhere smack me down for being ignorant, but do the packages have to ship with some kind of endorsement that GST has been paid?
For example, I collect high end replica lightsabers. These are usually made in small runs of say 30-40, and usually sold by vendors in America. One of the best is Vader's Vault, which is literally a "mom and pop" operation. What's the mechanic to get what is literally a small family business that makes a lot of international sales to collect the GST and pay it to the Federal Govt?
As it stands the law says you need to sell $75,000 of product to Australia per year to require tax collection. A lot of smaller sites will just claim they don't sell that much.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
All pre-orders due after July 1st from anywhere outside of Australia are now at risk, if the business decides it is easier to not deal with Australia after that date than to collect tax for a foreign government and make payments.
HLJ could still decide that that is the easiest option to do that too... so we still have to have our fingers crossed if we have any pre-orders there after July 1st... and to be able to still use them, especially for the POTP and Movie toys that are identical to Hasbro versions (as a backup for losing Amazon).
I'm a little bit worried cause although the majority of my Transformer shopping is either local, through littletoycompany or even through Ozformers and TCCA, I do buy quite a bit of stuff online. I've already noticed that some music websites are already charging taxes on digital downloads, plus I tend to buy a lot of physical music from the UK so I'm worried that this new legislation could lead to independent stores to stop shipping stuff to Australia :(
Off topic but I've been meaning to pick up a Vaders Vault Saber for a few years now. They look awesome. Eventually I'll pick up a Hero :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
Damn, I even got an email from Buyee who I sometimes use as a Proxy from YHJ. :mad:
===============
Thank you for using Buyee.
Starting July 2018, the amendement of Australia's A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act will be applied.
Please check the Australian Tax Office homepage for details.
http://a06.hm-f.jp/cc.php?t=M604545&c=130819043&d=9452
The above changes will go into effect for Buyee after July 1st, 2018.
The following products and services will apply the 10% GST.
■Auctions: Items won from auctions and the service handling fee after July 1st
■Shopping: Items bought via the proxy purchasing and the service handling fee after July 1st
■Shipping: Fees relating to shipping packages after July 1st
Please reference the below page to learn more about what goods and services the GST will affect.
I ended up preordering MP Dinobot from TLTC. I'd rather wait for TLTC's stock to come in than be slugged around $30 tax in addition to the extra shipping from Japan.
I've put in an email to BBTS to find out what they are doing since I use them on occasion.
I've already emailed robot kingdom, no response as of yet, im kinda thankful hlj is on board as MOST of what I want is there, the cost I can handle.
Gonna suck if mandarake ends up being locked out though (where I find stuff outside of ebay) so gonna have to stock up on old stuff before I lose the chance forever
So, are they *still* gonna block smaller vendors if they don't comply, what about pre-paid purchases, I paid for things already, would make sense for websites you paid in full before July 1st will still ship at least...right?
I received an email from buyee japan which I use to access the auctions over there and they are saying the 10% also applies to the shipping cost which I find is a bit rich, almost like double taxing.
I’d be interested to know what BBTS say as I use them a lot. I got my POL shipped yesterday so it arrives before July 1. Just in case.Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
I am concerned about orders placed but not paid? Will we get this additional charge then? So am I right we get gst for everything under 1k now from July?
This is how bs the government is “we will tax the business “ nope it puts the cost directly on to us. False advertising.
What if item is fully paid and shipping in advance?
I got a few orders like that :S
Is a lot of grey area I feel like preorder.Quote:
Originally Posted by hYpNoS
I can't imagine they would charge that in arrears, as far as customs is going to be concerned all the incoming stuff will be taxed already if under 1K, I don't think their processes will change at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by hYpNoS
Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
As drifand said it feels like a grey area, but this could help with robot kingdom pre-orders if this is ok, can't imagine the government checking this crap out.
But really if they need to charge more so be it, just dont take my money and not send because lol 'stralyians :S
Got a response from BBTS. They are still looking at the situation.