Hi All, Long time reader, first time poster in NZNog. I have a question r.e. provision of services + GST. I know this one's been covered by our accountants/legal etc, but Im still curious as to common perception. I have a server in Sydney, that I lease out to a NZ client. They pay in $AUD, but are 100% located in NZ. Do I charge them Australian GST? Do they need to pay NZ GST instead ? I.e. it's an exported service, nothing ever touches down in NZ. -Sean From: nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Juha Saarinen Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2009 2:13 PM To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: [nznog] GST Question for sending things to NZ from AU On 19/11/2009 5:07 p.m., Skeeve Stevens wrote: Hey all, We have a customer in NZ, and we sold them a router for a site in Auckland. I think they paid for it via their Australian bank account - which means they paid Australian GST. We shipping it to NZ via TNT. What I am wondering is - when it lands in NZ, do they again have to pay NZ GST? When I buy things from say - Singapore, I pay it ex-GST and then Fedex demands the GST before they release it to me here. Is it the same with NZ? Should we have sold it to them ex-GST in Australia because the router is leaving the country? Yes, same here and yes, ex-GST sale unless the NZ customer does business in Australia and is registered for GST there. -- Juha