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Import GST in Australia: How It's Calculated and Who Pays It (2026)
11 September 2026
Import GST is 10% of customs value plus duty, freight and insurance. Who pays it at the border, the A$1,000 rule, other charges, and how to …
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Non-Resident ABN Application: The Certified Identity Documents, Exactly (2026)
10 September 2026
Exactly which certified identity documents a non-resident ABN application needs, who is allowed to certify them, what goes on the NAT 75272 …
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Your First BAS as an Overseas Seller: What Goes in Each Box (2026)
10 September 2026
What goes in G1, 1A and 1B on an overseas seller's first BAS, how to lodge and pay it from outside Australia, and when each quarter falls du…
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Does eBay Collect GST on My Australian Sales? The A$1,000 Rule, and the Warehouse That Changes It (2026)
8 September 2026
Does eBay charge GST in Australia? On goods shipped from overseas at A$1,000 or less, eBay collects and remits it — and the ATO takes those …
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GST on Amazon Seller Fees in Australia: Which Ones Carry It, and Who Gets It Back (2026)
7 September 2026
Is there GST on Amazon seller fees? For a non-resident, referral, subscription and advertising fees are GST-free — but FBA storage, pick & p…
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ABN, ACN, ARBN, TFN: the four Australian numbers, and which ones a foreign business actually needs (2026)
28 August 2026
Four acronyms, two regulators, one that nearly every overseas seller needs. What an ABN, ACN, ARBN and TFN each do, who issues them, and whi…
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Do I need an ABN to sell on Amazon Australia? (2026)
28 August 2026
Not to list — but for the standard FBA pattern, yes. The deciding fact is where your stock sits when it sells, and the reason is GST, not Am…
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Do you need an Australian resident director? When the rule applies — and when it doesn't (2026)
28 August 2026
The resident-director rule applies to companies incorporated in Australia. Register your overseas company for an ABN and GST and you incorpo…
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Does a foreign company need an Australian TFN? (2026)
28 August 2026
Often not. A TFN is the income-tax identifier — separate from the ABN and from GST. Whether a foreign company needs one follows the income t…
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Selling into Australia from a US company: ABN, GST and the treaty (2026)
28 August 2026
Your US company can register for an Australian ABN and GST directly — no Australian entity needed. Where the treaty helps, what FBA stock do…
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Selling into Australia from a UK company: ABN, GST and the treaty (2026)
28 August 2026
A UK Ltd can register for an Australian ABN and GST in its own name — no Australian company needed. Where the treaty helps, what GST does no…
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ABN registration for foreign companies: the three routes into Australia — and which one is yours (2026)
27 August 2026
A foreign company can hold an ABN with no Australian entity, director or address. Entitlement, the three market-entry routes compared, what …
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The Amazon Australia seller tax checklist: first shipment to first BAS
27 August 2026
Every Australian obligation for a non-resident seller, in the order it actually arises — plus the expensively-sold extras the standard patte…
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Registered late for GST in Australia? How backdating actually works
27 August 2026
The ATO can backdate your registration, creating liability on past sales — but backdating opens past credits too, including border GST. The …
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Do overseas sellers need ASIC registration (an ARBN) in Australia?
27 August 2026
Generally not — the Corporations Act's own exclusion list is the proof. Selling through an independent contractor and accepting orders offsh…
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What is the deferred GST scheme? How importers stop paying at the wharf
27 August 2026
Approved importers stop paying 10% at the border. The GST moves onto the monthly BAS, where the credit offsets it in the same statement — ca…
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Selling to Australia through a Hong Kong company: the tax difference nobody mentions
27 August 2026
Hong Kong has no tax treaty with Australia. A mainland company gets a permanent establishment threshold; a Hong Kong company gets a source-o…
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Who gets the import GST back? The importer of record, explained
27 August 2026
The GST credit for the 10% paid at the border follows the customs entry, not the invoice. If it names someone else as importer, the credit q…
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Does a foreign company selling into Australia need a resident public officer?
26 August 2026
Generally not. Section 252 is triggered by carrying on business in Australia — not by holding an ABN or registering for GST. This is the mos…
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Do non-resident Amazon sellers lodge an Australian income tax return?
25 August 2026
Usually not. A treaty-country company with no permanent establishment has no assessable Australian income and no return to lodge — but ‘no r…
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Does Amazon FBA stock create a permanent establishment in Australia?
24 August 2026
Generally no — but the strongest reason is not the storage exemption everyone quotes. It is that an Amazon fulfilment centre was never at yo…
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How do you get an ABN as a non-resident? Documents, deadlines and why applications fail
21 August 2026
The entitlement is easy — the hard part is a 43-day identity deadline with no tolerance for mismatched documents. The full document set, the…
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Does Amazon collect GST for me on Australian sales?
20 August 2026
Only on low value goods shipped from overseas. Sales from stock in an Australian fulfilment centre are your own — self-assessed and invisibl…
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Do I need an Australian company to sell on Amazon Australia?
19 August 2026
No. Your foreign company can hold an ABN and standard GST registration in its own name — no Australian entity, address or director. Here is …
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GST registration for foreign companies and non-residents in Australia: simplified vs standard, and the GST you can actually get back
7 August 2026
Selling into Australia from overseas? The registration you choose decides whether the 10% you pay at the border is recoverable or gone. Simp…
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Tax residency tests — am I an Australian tax resident, and how much does the answer cost?
4 August 2026
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Debt recycling & interest deductibility: the ATO use test explained (FY2026-27)
4 August 2026
Home-loan interest isn't deductible — but the tax law only cares what borrowed money is USED for, not what secures the loan. How debt recycl…
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Medicare levy exemption: how to get the 2% back (FY2025-26)
4 August 2026
The Medicare levy is 2% of your taxable income — and if you weren't entitled to Medicare, none of it was ever yours to pay. Who qualifies, h…
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Medicare levy surcharge vs private health insurance: pay the tax or buy the cover? (FY2026-27)
4 August 2026
Earn over $105,000 with no hospital cover and you may pay an extra 1-1.5% of your whole income for nothing. The FY2026-27 thresholds, what i…
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Should I set up a company? The 8 questions every growing business owner asks (2025-26)
4 August 2026
A plain-English answer to when a company is worth it in Australia — what you save per $10,000 you leave in the business, how to pay yourself…
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Working holiday vs student tax in Australia: same job, thousands apart (FY2026-27)
4 August 2026
A working holiday maker pays 15% from the first dollar; an international student may pay nothing until ~$22,800. The FY2026-27 rates for bot…
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ABN vs TFN: the same $70,000, and the $8,400 of super you may be owed (2025-26)
30 July 2026
How ABN work and TFN work are really taxed in Australia — same rates, same tax-free threshold, but no withholding, no super and no paid leav…
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Rental deductions under the microscope: claim everything you're owed, safely (2025-26)
29 July 2026
The ATO says 9 in 10 rental returns have an error. Here's the full list of what you can claim, repairs vs improvements, the loan-interest an…
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Self-education expenses: the rule that makes the same $2,000 course worth $640 to one person and $0 to another (2025-26)
29 July 2026
When course fees, certifications and even an MBA are tax deductible in Australia — the current-job golden rule, the career-change trap, the …
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Car and travel deductions: the $4,400 claim, the commute myth, and the record the ATO now wants (2025-26)
29 July 2026
Work-related car expenses are an ATO headline focus this tax time. Here's the commute rule and the exceptions that beat it, cents per km vs …
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The GST Margin Scheme: How to Pay GST on the Margin, Not the Whole Price
17 July 2026
Australian property developers, subdividers and business sellers — FY2026–27. General information, not personal advice. Confirm the figures …
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PAYG Instalments, Explained: It's Not Extra Tax — It's Your Tax, Paid Early
15 July 2026
If a letter from the ATO has just told you that you're now in 'PAYG instalments,' take a breath. This is one of the most misread parts of th…
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GST for Non-Resident Amazon Australia Sellers: The Complete Guide (2026)
14 July 2026
Non-resident sellers with stock in an Australian fulfilment centre are often both overpaying and worrying about the wrong risks. The 10% GST…
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Display Homes and Tax Deductions: A Win for Builders on Marketing Costs
25 March 2026
If you’re a residential builder or construction group using display homes to generate sales, a recent tribunal decision could significantly …
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Simplifying Property Tax for Australian Investors: 18 Essential Insights
17 November 2023
Welcome to the comprehensive guide on property investment in Australia! Delving into real estate down under isn't just about finding the...
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