Government announces online GST Move
The government is officially announcing that foreign companies will be forced to pay GST on goods sold online to New Zealanders from October 2019.
Announcing the move, Small Business and Revenue Minister Stuart Nash and Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri are speaking to media in Wellington.
GST was applied to digital services from offshore such as Netflix in 2016.
Mr Nash said the move announced today (1 May 2018), which would take force on 1 October 2019, would extend it to goods sold online from offshore as well.
Ms Whaitiri said the move would change how GST was collected, so that instead of applying at the border it would apply at the moment of sale.
"And in turn, buyers of these goods will no longer pay Customs tariffs or border security and biosecurity fees. This will simplify compliance and administration costs at the border," she said.
The system would not change for goods over $400, however.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson in November had to rein in expectations the tax change would be imposed early on, after Mr Nash initially said the government would be making the move.
It comes ahead of the Labour government's first Budget to be announced on 17 May.
Australia had also been planning to collect tax on low-value online goods from last July, but delayed implementation to July this year as it struggled to work out the practicalities. Switzerland is set to introduce one on 1 January next year, and the EU is looking at a similar system.
In the UK and Canada, the equivalent of New Zealand's $400 limit is much lower. www.grahamduncan.co.nz...
Lest we forget...
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Original Art on Baseball Caps / Hats
Hello everyone,
I am presenting a limited release of hand-painted artwork on Baseball Caps. There will only be 29 caps in this range. For now, please do have a look at the first seven Caps attached. I will post more in the future as I work on them.
Price per piece = $55.00.
Fabric look/feel is suede-like (not real suede). It is a really nice quality cap. You can zoom out each photo to view better.
Adjustable backstrap with metal clasp.
NOTE: Some Caps have more than one photo to give you views from different sides (I can send you more photos if required).
Mother's Day is just two weeks away. This would make a really memorable yet practical gift for that special person. OR...get it for yourself! Just know that when you are wearing it to brunch, on your walks or at tennis/golf, YOU are the only person in the world with this original piece of wearable art ☺️.
Pickup in Remuera or happy to courier:
P&p $16.00 (with signature)
Rural addresses +$5.50.
If you want it sent overseas, I am happy to quote.
For the remaining Caps that I will be painting, if you have any suggestions that you would like to see, or if you would like to order a cap with a particular bird/flower et , I am happy to consider. No portraits please! That would be too hard on fabric 😅.
Have a lovely weekend,
Connie.
PS. I apologise for the low photo resolution as I had to resize them down to be able to post.
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Poll: Does the building consent process need to change?
We definitely need homes that are fit to live in but there are often frustrations when it comes to getting consent to modify your own home.
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91.3% Yes
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8.2% No
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0.5% Other - I'll share below!
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