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chrisjb

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GST for online stores?
« on: January 09, 2011, 12:39:56 am »
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Hello, what is your view? is it unfair for online stores to have a tax exemption? or does david jones need to grow up and accept it?

http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/retailers-up-the-ante-in-gst-campaign-20110104-19e60.html
^ first reputable looking article I could find on it. Not sure if it's any good, but if you watch the news then you should alrady know about it.
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Re: GST for online stores?
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2011, 10:01:50 am »
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The retailers are losing money but not because there's a GST exemption. When a product at their store is up to 100% more expensive than the same product from the internet it's not fair for them to claim that GST and associated costs explain the difference.
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Re: GST for online stores?
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2011, 10:10:50 am »
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Oh look. Retailers whining. They obkviously do not understand how a free market works. If someone is selling the same product at a lower price, you can either match the price or prove that your products are better. With the ridiculous shipping costs of online purchases, I don't see how the former is hard to accomplish. Suck it up
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