GST on Overseas order, what happens if you return items so total <$1000?

Lmutardo on 31/10/2016 - 15:40
Last edited 31/10/2016 - 16:18 by 1 other user

The wife ordered a bunch of clothes that came to $1100 (she forgot about gst in the excitement of the sale).

She extra orders things to try on and send back. When she sends back items the order will be below the $1000.

Whats happens with the GST?

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  whooah1979 on 31/10/2016 - 16:12

  +2

  Whats happens with the GST?

  It goes to the community.

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    mutardo on 31/10/2016 - 16:14

    -1

    Haha Does it? Or does it go back to me :D

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      Findo on 31/10/2016 - 16:49

      No.

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  spackbace on 31/10/2016 - 16:17

  +1

  Nothing, you won't get it back.

  Hopefully a lesson learnt for the other half

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    mutardo on 31/10/2016 - 16:19

    Roger.

    What if i ordered say a laptop for 1200 then returned it? Do i just lose the $120?

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      spackbace on 31/10/2016 - 16:20

      +1

      Yep, part of importing items into the country

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        mutardo on 31/10/2016 - 16:25

        Thievery! Thanks for the info.

        So I assume that means in the new year, if you were to buy clothes from say ASOS with free returns, you'd just lose the 10% on everything you send back, am I the only one unaware of this?

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        Findo on 31/10/2016 - 16:50

        +1

        @mutardo: no, because it's in Australia and GST is included in the price.

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        mutardo on 31/10/2016 - 16:56

        @niggard:

        I thought Asos was Uk?

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        Findo on 31/10/2016 - 22:29

        +1

        @mutardo: I take that back. I jumped the gun there, mandatory GST collection starts June next year.

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      mchoodie on 31/10/2016 - 17:47

      Mathematically, you'd only lose $109.09.

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  spackbace on 31/10/2016 - 16:21

  +1

  Tell the Mrs to check FB buy & sell pages, there's normally a few people keen on other brands who won't/don't want to wait for shipping etc. Might be able to flog them off for close to what she paid

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    mutardo on 31/10/2016 - 16:28

    They got shipped here in 2 business days from uk!

    Lucky she only gets things 70% off :)

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      spackbace on 31/10/2016 - 16:31

      +1

      If it's ASOS/BooHoo, she should be able to find buyers here :)

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        mutardo on 31/10/2016 - 16:32

        T'was www.theoutnet.com

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  [Deactivated] on 31/10/2016 - 16:24

  +1

  It's gone. They would and will start charging GST on smaller amounts due to the theory, it's only the practical logistics of collection holding it back.

  PS your wife is spoilt. You should be in ozbargain quarantine for $120 of needless spendings, not savings :p

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    mutardo on 31/10/2016 - 16:29

    +1

    Haha i blame the pressure of the extra 40% off on sale items and me yelling pull the trigger, pull the trigger!

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  whooah1979 on 31/10/2016 - 16:36

  PS your wife is spoilt.

  spoil the wife for a happy night.