TRS Confusion - The Good Guys Two Different ABN's

immrnonamehello on 11/07/2023 - 13:10
Last edited 11/07/2023 - 14:35 by 1 other user

Hi guys, this is potentially gonna be a very short thread but just wanna ask and find out.

I've placed two orders from TGG and they were shipped from two different locations. Looking at the invoices it looks like different locations actually have different ABNs…and one order is less than $300 (I was going to have both orders claimed in one go as > $300).

Does this mean I either can't claim the smaller order, or I'll have to order something else from that smaller order location to boost it to over $300?

Or different ABNs don't matter as they're all TGG?

Thanks guys

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  alvian on 11/07/2023 - 13:14

  +11

  https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/touris…

  You must

  • spend at least AUD 300, (including Goods and Services Tax (GST), in total from a supplier with the same Australian Business Number (ABN)

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  Flying Ace on 11/07/2023 - 13:30

  -4

  Just try it - they may not check the ABN. If they do just say you thought they were the same business. No big deal.

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  AustriaBargain on 11/07/2023 - 13:38

  -3

  Claim tax deduction you mean? Why can't you claim an expense that is less than $300? I do it all the time, most of my expenses are less than $300 actually.

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    Luminary on 11/07/2023 - 13:53

    +2

    OP wants to claim TRS at the airport which you can only do with purchases over $300

    https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/touris…

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    djsweet on 11/07/2023 - 13:53

    TRS == Tourist Refund Scheme

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      AustriaBargain on 11/07/2023 - 14:14

      Oooh. Well if it only applies to purchases over $300 combined with the same ABN then they can't claim it. They might think about returning for a refund if it's a deal breaker.

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  lewislardboy on 11/07/2023 - 14:05

  +1

  If you ordered them both on the same order, and paid once — you should have an invoice that shows both items being paid once to a single ABN, right? Are you looking at the paperwork that came with the shipment, as that might be internal paperwork.

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    Love a bargain on 12/07/2023 - 12:18

    It's only what's on the actual tax invoice(s) that matters.

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  lachhelix on 11/07/2023 - 14:13

  +1

  AFAIK different stores have different ABN/are franchised, I may be wrong tho 😂
  Sometimes an item will be shipped from one store and another item from another

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  apple2016 on 11/07/2023 - 14:32

  +1

  TGG stores are franchises and hence the different ABN.
  So you cant claim with those invoices. Its annoying that their website is not upfront about this.

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  Trance N Dance on 11/07/2023 - 16:06

  +1

  You can't claim the smaller total. If you want to make a claim you'll have to order something to total $300 or more from the same store with the same ABN.

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  kokita on 11/07/2023 - 16:06

  +1

  This also applies to Chemist Warehouse stores. Different store, different ABN.
  So, you can't claim TRS with different ABNs combined.

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  plmko on 11/07/2023 - 18:01

  -2

  You should've just forged the invoices to be the same ABN.