Hi all,
Just wondering could I claim GST for shoes bought from Athlete foot? We spent $400+ for 2 pairs really good walker
p/s we'll be wearing them while boarding
Thanks
Can I claim TRS on shoes?
Lancerx on 21/07/2014 - 16:38
Last edited 21/07/2014 - 16:56
Last edited 21/07/2014 - 16:56
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It should be more than $300 in single receipt no?
Correct
- Receipt should be over $300
- You should be able to present the items if they demand to check
- At TRS they will randomly check one or more items to match item brand and description (serial numbers for electronics)
- It doesn't matter if you are wearing them or they aren't in their packaging.
- Receipt shouldn't be more than 60 days old.
Can be on multiple receipts, just have to be within the last 60 days.
I thought it had to be a single transaction in the same store? Or is it okay over multiple receipts as long as it is the same store?
you can claim anything that has australian abn on it, more than $300 and less than 2 months
The Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) lets you claim a refund of the goods and services … They are purchased in the 60 days before you leave Australia, and; Your …
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page4263.aspI think you can claim but if you come back with the shoes, then you are supposed to declared and return the GST back to the govt. I think the scheme is aim for goods that left the country for good.
seriously…who really declare that when they're coming back? Not me though :P
You don't have to pay GST back even if you declare to bring them back.
You do if they're over a certain amount, $1,000 I believe?
I think if you read the TRS claim receipt, at the back it says something like that. I once claim GST back for a phone under TRS, when I come back 1 week later with the phone, I am really worried that I will be ask about it or the custom will check whether I bring back the phone, as I did not declare that I am bringing it back.
The law required you to declare if the total value exceeds $900, and you'll have to pay tax for the whole amount, not just that exceeding the threshold, but there are some exceptions like clothes (I can't find the reference now).
Don't forget the shoes would be wormed out on your return. So it will depreciate! Even if it's $1000, on return it might worth only $700.
from what i remember, if its over $100 u can claim