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@list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:nznog-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Juha Saarinen
Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2009 2:13 PM
To: nznog@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.

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Juha