{"id":775,"date":"2022-09-27T02:14:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T02:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agilisbooks.com.au\/?p=775"},"modified":"2022-09-27T02:14:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T02:14:23","slug":"gst-on-business-purchases-from-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agilisbooks.com.au\/?p=775","title":{"rendered":"GST On Business Purchases From Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #99cc00;\">Does your business buy products and services from overseas suppliers? <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If so, you may be charged GST, but not always. Agilis Books can review your accounts and software tax codes to make sure GST claims on overseas purchases are correct<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-776\" src=\"https:\/\/agilisbooks.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Overseas.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"342\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your business buy products and services from overseas suppliers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If so, you may be charged GST \u2013 but not always. Overseas businesses must register for GST in Australia if they have a turnover of more than $75,000 for sales connected with Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many large online retailers are registered and charge GST, and you can claim this GST on your BAS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, many smaller or independent online businesses are not required to be registered for GST in Australia; therefore, they do not need to include it in their invoices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common error noted is that business owners claim GST on the BAS on all purchases, even overseas purchases that don\u2019t charge GST.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes the invoices are not clear if GST applies or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re buying from a new supplier and unsure if GST applies, check their registration at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abr.business.gov.au\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABN Lookup<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the business has an ABN, the lookup will tell you if it is registered to charge GST. Check their invoice to see if GST has been included. If not, this is a GST free purchase on your BAS. If the business doesn\u2019t have an ABN and isn\u2019t registered for GST, you won&#8217;t find them on the ABN Lookup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>How Can Agilis Books Help?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re buying business purchases from overseas suppliers, getting your BAS reviewed could be a good idea to check that your GST claims are correct.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agilis Books can also check that your accounting software is set up correctly to make automatic coding of purchases accurate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agilisbooks.com.au\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Agilis Books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today to organise a review of your business accounts before you finalise your next BAS and tax return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>This blog was originally published by BOMA.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your business buy products and services from overseas suppliers? If so, you may be charged GST, but not always. 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