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- From: johnr@bohra.cpg.oz.au (John Reid)
- Subject: Re: GST - double tax?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.050302.10684@bohra.cpg.oz.au>
- Keywords: GST
- Organization: Computer Power Software
- References: <rakesh.721969299@sungear> <dyfl.721973757@munagin>
- Distribution: aus
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 05:03:02 GMT
- Lines: 48
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- dyfl@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Daniel Y Lam) writes:
-
- >rakesh@mame.mu.OZ.AU (Rakesh DESAI) writes:
- >>Something about GST which is not clear to me, can somebody explain?
-
- >>IF a particular item from raw material stage to final stage (when it
- >>reaches consumer) may pass through 3 - 4 stage of manufacturing level.
- >>If 15 % GST is charged on each level of sale, will that not increase
- >>price of the manufactured goods?
-
- >>e.g. If a ballpen worth a dollar requires 4 stages of manufacture and
- >>each stage you charge 15 % tax, will not ballpen cost
- >>1.15 * 1.15 * 1.15 * 1.15 = 1.75$?
-
- >No. The GST is levied on the value added at each stage, not on the
- >total value. So the whole thing is taxes at a rate of 15%, no matter
- >how many stages it goes through. At least that's the theory.
-
- >--
- > Daniel Lam
- > Melbourne, Australia
-
- This is not quite right. What happens is that the tax is levied at each
- stage at the relevant rate (ie 15%), but those registered for the tax can
- claim back GST paid on their inputs. The tax is always calculated on the
- tax-free sale value.
-
- So, stage 1 is sold by its producer for $1.15
- stage 2 producer can treat this as really bought for $1, since the
- remainder can be recouped later. If he then does 50 cents worth of work
- in further processing it he sells it for $1.73 (ie 1.5*1.15).
-
- It is my undertstanding that the Liberal's proposals will allow each
- registered company to remit the net amount of GST to the Tax Office (ie,
- the stage 2 processor will be able to deduct the 15 cents per article he
- paid out from the 23 cents per article he collected from his customers. This
- is what happens in the UK and also in New Zealand.
-
- He will also get the cash flow benefit of holding this money for some time
- (and thus be able to earn interest on it, for example). He will need to
- maintain fairly sophisticated accounts to keep track of all the money,
- which is the down side. A GST/VAT environment really requires computerized
- accounts to be viable.
- --
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- _____________________________________________________________________________
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- John Reid
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